CVE-2026-16480

high

Description

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 is affected by an improper authorization vulnerability in the certain command, allowing a non-privileged user to bypass authority checks and modify database catalog data.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282951

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-12

Updated: 2026-08-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0032