CVE-2018-1857
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 could allow a user to...
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 could allow a user to bypass FGAC control and gain access to data they shouldn't be able to see. IBM X-Force ID: 151155.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.8
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 could allow a user to bypass FGAC control and gain access to data they shouldn't be able to see. IBM X-Force ID: 151155.
- Record
CVE-2018-1857- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12436
4.8
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 could allow a user to bypass FGAC control and gain access to data they shouldn't be able to see. IBM X-Force ID: 151155.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12436- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr43-6cvj-wfv7
6.5
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 could allow a user to...
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 could allow a user to bypass FGAC control and gain access to data they shouldn't be able to see. IBM X-Force ID: 151155.
- Record
GHSA-qr43-6cvj-wfv7- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.8
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 could allow a user to bypass FGAC control and gain access to data they shouldn't be able to see. IBM X-Force ID: 151155.
- Record
CVE-2018-1857- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1857 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Ibm Db2, published November 9, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.