Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-1577

Ibm Db2 11.5.0 – 11.5.9

Published
30 April 2026
Modified
10 May 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0034 26th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-1577 is a medium-severity Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284) vulnerability in Ibm Db2. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked at the 26th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.4 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
Why these techniques?

Authenticated DoS via query logic exploitation directly matches application/system exploitation for denial of service.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

ibm
db2
11.5.0 — 11.5.9 · 11.5.0 — 11.5.9 · 11.5.0 — 11.5.9

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 6 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V6.7.2
  • V1.4.2
  • V2.1.1
  • V2.2.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly requires validation and neutralization of special elements in inputs before they reach query logic, blocking the exact CWE-20/CWE-1284 flaw that enables authenticated DoS.

prevent

Restricts the operations and data an authenticated user can submit to the database, limiting the blast radius of any unneutralized query elements.

prevent

Mandates timely application of vendor patches that correct the improper neutralization defect in Db2 query processing.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require proper quantity/length validation in input handling.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing in development can detect missing quantity validation but does not itself implement the control.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation for quantity fields, directly preventing CWE-1284.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for validation of size/length inputs, mitigating CWE-1284.

prevents

Secure architecture principles encourage robust input handling but do not specifically address quantity validation.

prevents

Secure coding standards require explicit checks on numeric quantity inputs, fully addressing CWE-1284.

none

Regular automated validation of system software and data content, combined with scanning of all inbound files, enforces input validation at the boundary before untrusted content is processed.

References