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CVE-2023-42005: IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data privilege escalation

Analyzed
Published 29-05-2024Last modified 02-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-42005 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in ibm db2. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8 could allow a user with access to the Kubernetes pod, to make system calls compromising the security of containers. IBM X-Force ID: 265264.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.29% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm3 products
  • db23.5 | 3.5:refresh_10 | 4.0 | 4.0:refresh_9 | 4.5 | 4.5:refresh_3 | 4.6 | 4.6:refresh_6 | 4.7 | 4.7:refresh_4 | 4.8 | 4.8:refresh_4
  • db2_on_cloud_pak_for_data3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8
  • db2_warehouse3.5 | 3.5:refresh_10 | 4.0 | 4.0:refresh_9 | 4.5 | 4.5:refresh_3 | 4.6 | 4.6:refresh_6 | 4.7 | 4.7:refresh_4 | 4.8 | 4.8:refresh_4

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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