Is CVE-2025-36247 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-36247 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-02-18.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-36247?

CVE-2025-36247 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2025-36247?

Patch guidance is available from ibm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-36247.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-36247?

6 products: ibm db2, ibm db2, ibm db2, ibm db2, ibm db2, and 1 more.

Fix CVE-2025-36247 - HIGH ibm db2

Description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-611 · XML External Entity (XXE)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: IBM
Published: 2/17/2026
Last Modified: 2/18/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-36247

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