VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-1780

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-11-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local db2 instance owner to obtain root access by exploiting a symbolic link attack to read/write/corrupt a file that they originally did not have permission to access. IBM X-Force ID: 148803.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references