What is CVE-2026-18097?

CVE-2026-18097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-18097?

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

Information disclosure in Ibm Db2

CVE-2026-18097

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the logging of plain text passwords in trace files.

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.

Affected products

Ibm Db2 — versions 11.5.0, 12.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18097?: CVE-2026-18097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-18097?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.