High 7.7Published Oct 12, 2026

CVE-2026-18166IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to arbitrary library loading via the CREATE WRAPPER command, allowing a privileged database user to read sensitive files from the host filesystem

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:50 UTC)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, higher than 35% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper authorization when using the CREATE WRAPPER command.

CVSS: 7.7 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.42% (percentile 35)
Assigned by: ibm
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 12, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 12, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

IBM Db2 ibm:db2	from 11.5.0 through 11.5.9; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5	CNA record

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291606vendor-advisory, patch

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