What is CVE-2025-27900?

CVE-2025-27900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2 Recovery Expert, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2025-27900?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Open Redirect in IBM Db2 Recovery Expert

CVE-2025-27900

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/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-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27900?: CVE-2025-27900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2 Recovery Expert, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2025-27900?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.