What is CVE-2025-27903?

CVE-2025-27903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2_recovery_expert, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2025-27903?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Db2_recovery_expert

CVE-2025-27903

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows transmits data in a cleartext communication channel that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middl…

EPSS: 0.001 (3.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27903?: CVE-2025-27903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2_recovery_expert, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2025-27903?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.