What is CVE-2023-27559?

CVE-2023-27559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-27559?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Db2

CVE-2023-27559

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a specially crafted subquery. IBM X-Force ID: 249196.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2023-04-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Db2 — versions 10.5, 11.1.4
IBM Db2 For Linux, Unix And Windows — versions 10.5, 11.1, 11.5
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6985667 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249196 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230511-0010/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27559?: CVE-2023-27559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-27559?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.