CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-36425

Plaintext Storage of a Password

Published: Feb 17, 2026 | Modified: Feb 18, 2026
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information under specific HADR configuration.

Weakness

The product stores a password in plaintext within resources such as memory or files.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Db2Ibm11.5.0 (including)11.5.9 (including)
Db2Ibm12.1.0 (including)12.1.3 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References