What is CVE-2024-40679?

CVE-2024-40679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-40679?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Db2

CVE-2024-40679

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability as sensitive information may be included in a log file under specific conditions.

Published 2025-01-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Db2 — versions 11.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7175957 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40679?: CVE-2024-40679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-40679?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.