6.5

CVE-2025-36001: ibm db2 Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-36001
Published 30-01-2026Last modified 02-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-36001 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in ibm db2. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 - 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 - 12.1.3 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using a specially crafted SQL statement including XML that performs uncontrolled recursion.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.37% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu157 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Ibm2 products

2 vendors · 159 products

References

3 links