High severity · published Sep 14, 2026
CVE-2026-15955
IBM® Data Server driver for JDBC and SQLJ could allow a remote attacker to perform an arbitrary file write due to improper validation of file paths
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to perform an arbitrary file write due to improper validation of file paths.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DB
Db2 · IBM
11.5.0 through 11.5.9; 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15955
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15955
www.ibm.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286998
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