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CVE-2020-4976
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 read and…
Medium5.1EPSS 0.34%
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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 read and write specific files due to weak file permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 192469.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.1 | CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AC:L/AV:L/PR:N/C:L/A:N/I:L/S:U/RC:C/RL:O/E:U |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 73% 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 5.1.
Weakness
- File Manipulation
- CWE-276 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-276 and its CVEs
Affected products
IBM · DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
- affected 10.5
- affected 10.1
- affected 9.7
- affected 11.1
- affected 11.5
References (3)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427859 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-db2-cve20204976-file-write (192469) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210409-0003/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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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