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CVE-2023-42005

IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data privilege escalation

Published: May 29, 2024Updated: Aug 18, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
7.4HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8 could allow a user with access to the Kubernetes pod, to make system calls compromising the security of containers. IBM X-Force ID: 265264.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-264NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

IBM
commercial·USaka international business machines
Db2 on Cloud Pak for DataSaaSDatabase
Databases / relational
db2On-premDatabase
Databases / relational
db2 warehouseOn-premDatabase
Databases / relational

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7155078
ibm.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/265264
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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