What is CVE-2025-27899?

CVE-2025-27899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2_recovery_expert, classified under CWE-526. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2025-27899?

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

Vulnerability in Ibm Db2_recovery_expert

CVE-2025-27899

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 discloses sensitive information in an environment variable that could aid in further attacks against the system.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Ibm Db2_recovery_expert — versions 5.5.0
Ibm Db2 Recovery Expert For Luw — versions 5.5 Interim Fix 002

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-526

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27899?: CVE-2025-27899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2_recovery_expert, classified under CWE-526. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2025-27899?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.