IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 could allow a local user to access and change the configuration of D…

published 2021-06-24 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26132

cvss: 6.2; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 could allow a local user to access and change the configuration of Db2 due to a race condition of a symbolic link,. IBM X-Force ID: 190909.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6466363 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	6.2	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/PR:N/AC:L/S:U/C:N/UI:N/A:N/I:H/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
NVD	3.1	4.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CNA	3.0	6.2	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	1.9	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

IBM DB2 for Linux and UNIX

Classification

Weakness

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Technology feeds

IBM Db2 rss critical rss

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6466363
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/190909
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20210720-0006/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4885
NVD CVE-2020-4885

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