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title: "CVE-2026-105465: IBM Db2 - Privilege Escalation"
description: "IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability caused by db2locssh being enabled with the db2 instance, letting attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires db2locssh enabled."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-105465/
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# CVE-2026-105465 IBM Db2 - Privilege Escalation

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability caused by db2locssh being enabled with the db2 instance, letting attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires db2locssh enabled.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.14% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105465)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

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

Published

12 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-269](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 11.5.9 or 12.1.5 or apply the latest patches.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105465](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105465)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291609](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291609)

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