CVE-2026-3856
IBM Db2 Recovery Expert Missing Integrity Check
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Db2 Recovery Expert Missing Integrity Check
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-3856- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-353
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-12657
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-12657- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c57j-h24c-r8gw
IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows 5.5 IF 2 could allow an attacker to modify or...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c57j-h24c-r8gw- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-353
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-3856- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-353
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-3856
(IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows 5.5 IF 2 could all ...)
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3856- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-3856 No score
CVE-2026-3856 in linux - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2026-3856 in the linux package for Root:Ubuntu:22.04. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-3856- Updated
- 2026-11-06
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
linuxRoot:Ubuntu:22.04 |
before 5.15.0-203.213.aikido.119 | 5.15.0-203.213.aikido.119 |
rootio-linuxRoot:Ubuntu:22.04 |
before 5.15.0-203.213.aikido.119 | 5.15.0-203.213.aikido.119 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| affected | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-3856 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Ibm Db2 Recovery Expert, published March 17, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. Fixed in linux 5.15.0-203.213.aikido.119.