CVE-2026-11906
IBM® Db2® federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service due to improper neutralization of special elements in the data query logic of XMLTable-derived columns by autheticated user
02 Description
IBM® Db2® federated server is vulnerable to a denial of service due to improper neutralization of special elements in the data query logic of XMLTable-derived columns by autheticated user
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-25.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-06-30 19:42Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-01 15:53Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-10
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1284Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in InputBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8fd3a66656b14fa7718a22e6fa95f50a17b68c5d40316b984170a605f22ecb83
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Remediation
Customers running any vulnerable affected level of an affected Program, 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:V11.5.9, and V12.1.4. They can be applied to any affected level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability. ReleaseFixed in mod packAPARDownload URLV11.5TBD https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7087189 V12.1 TBD https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7267513 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.