CVE-2020-4414: IBM DB2

Medium severity, CVSS 4.4. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a local attacker to perform unauthorized actions on the system, caused by improper usage of shared memory. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 179989.

Affected products

• IBM DB2: version 9.7.0.0 only; version 10.1.0.0 only; version 10.5.0.0 only; version 11.1.0.0 only; version 11.5.0.0 only

Published 2020-07-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.