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CVE-2025-33012

IBM Db2 improper account lockout

Medium6.3EPSS 0.17%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
ibm

Description

IBM Db2 10.5.0 through 10.5.11, 11.1.0 through 11.1.4.7, 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux could allow an authenticated user to regain access after account lockout due to password use after expiration date.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2025-33012, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
ibmCNA (assigner)3.1Medium6.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1High8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.17% · top 93% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.

Weakness

Affected products

  • IBM · Db2

    • affected 10.5.0 – ≤ 10.5.11
    • affected 11.1.0 – ≤ 11.1.4.7
    • affected 11.5.0 – ≤ 11.5.9
    • affected 12.1.0 – ≤ 12.1.3

What to do

Solution: Remediation/Fixes Customers running any vulnerable affected level of an affected Program, V10.5, V11.1, V11.5, and 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: V10.5 FP11, V11.1.4 FP7, V11.5.9, 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 V10.5 TBD DT435638 Special Build for V10.5.11: AIX 64-bit HP-UX 64-bit Linux 32-bit, x86-32 Linux 64-bit, x86-64 Linux 64-bit, POWER™ big endian Linux 64-bit, POWER™ little endian Linux 64-bit, System z®, System z9® or zSeries® Solaris 64-bit, SPARC Solaris 64-bit, x86-64 Windows 32-bit, x86 Windows 64-bit, x86 V11.1 TBD DT435638 Special Build for V11.1.4.7: AIX 64-bit Linux 32-bit, x86-32 Linux 64-bit, x86-64 Linux 64-bit, POWER™ little endian Linux 64-bit, System z®, System z9® or zSeries® Solaris 64-bit, SPARC Windows 32-bit, x86 Windows 64-bit, x86 V11.5 TBD DT435638 Special Build #69673 or later for V11.5.9 available at this link: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7087189 V12.1 V12.1.3 DT435638 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.

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