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Solution
Remediation/Fixes Customers running any vulnerable affected level of an affected Program, V12.1, can download the special build containing the interim fix for this issue from Fix Central. These special builds are available based on the most recent level for each impacted release: V12.1.2 and V12.1.3. They can be applied to any affected level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability. Release Fixed in mod pack APAR Download URL V12.1 V12.1.3 DT445866 Special Build #70120 or later for V12.1.2 available at this link: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/db2-v1212-published-cumulative-special-build-downloads IBM does not disclose key Db2 functionality nor replication steps for a vulnerability to avoid providing too much information to any potential malicious attacker. IBM does not want to enable a malicious attacker with sufficient knowledge to craft an exploit of the vulnerability. Note: After December 31, 2025, 11.1 and 10.5 versions of Db2 will not have security fixes made available as they will reach EoS.
Workaround
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| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7250486 |
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| Description | IBM Db2 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) under specific configurations could allow a local user to execute malicious code that escalate their privileges to root due to execution of unnecessary privileges operated at a higher than minimum level. | |
| Title | IBM Db2 privilege escalation | |
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Ibm
Ibm db2 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-250 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:12.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-08T04:55:21.393Z
Reserved: 2025-04-15T21:16:23.420Z
Link: CVE-2025-36186
Updated: 2025-11-07T18:51:47.339Z
Status : Received
Published: 2025-11-07T19:16:24.943
Modified: 2025-11-07T19:16:24.943
Link: CVE-2025-36186
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