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CVE-2020-4387
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a local user to obtain…
Medium6.2EPSS 0.25%
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- ibm
Description
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information using a race condition of a symbolic link. IBM X-Force ID: 179269.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium6.2 | CVSS:3.0/C:H/UI:N/PR:N/A:N/AC:L/I:N/AV:L/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.25% · top 84% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
- Obtain Information
- CWE-362 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-362 and its CVEs
Affected products
IBM · DB2 for Linux- UNIX and Windows
- affected 9.7
- affected 10.1
- affected 10.5
- affected 11.1
- affected 11.5
References (2)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6242336 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-db2-cve20204387-info-disc (179269) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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