CVE-2026-3856 (GCVE-0-2026-3856)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-17 22:20 – Updated: 2026-03-18 20:15
VLAI
Title
IBM Db2 Recovery Expert Missing Integrity Check
Summary
IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows 5.5 IF 2 could allow an attacker to modify or corrupt data due to an insecure mechanism used for verifying the integrity of the data during transmission.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-18 20:15 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-353 - Missing support for integrity check
Assigner
ibm CNA
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7266272 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Db2 Recovery Expert Affected: 5.5 IF 2
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_recovery_expert:5.5:if2:*:*:*:windows:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_recovery_expert:5.5:if2:*:*:*:unix:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_recovery_expert:5.5:if2:*:*:*:linux:*:*
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