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CVE-2026-18097

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Description

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the logging of plain text passwords in trace files.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-12 21:17:36.930000
Last modified
2026-10-23 19:10:00.167000
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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-12T21:17:36.930",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T19:10:00.167",
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    },
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