What is CVE-2019-4606?

CVE-2019-4606 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2 High Performance Unload Load, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-4606?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Db2 High Performance Unload Load

CVE-2019-4606

IBM DB2 High Performance Unload load for LUW 6.1 and 6.5 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an untrusted search path vulnerability. By using a executable file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 168298.

Published 2019-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.7th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Db2 High Performance Unload Load — versions 5.1.0.0, 5.1.0.1, 6.1.0.0
IBM Db2 High Performance Unload Load For Luw — versions 6.5, 6.1
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
Opengroup Unix

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1128063 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168298 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4606?: CVE-2019-4606 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2 High Performance Unload Load, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-4606?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.