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CVE-2021-29678 IBM Db2

Affected softwareIBM Db2
Severity8.7 High CVSS 3.1 3 scores
WeaknessIncorrect authorization (CWE-863)
Published9 Dec 2021
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a user with DBADM authority to access other databases and read or modify files. IBM X-Force ID: 199914.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 4 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 1.1% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (netapp/oncommand_insight). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

CVSS

8.7 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 8.7 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 3.0 8.7 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N psirt@us.ibm.com Secondary
CVSS 2.0 5.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 6 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd ibm db2 generic 9.7 · 10.1 · 10.5 · 11.1 · 11.5
nvd netapp oncommand insight generic any version

References

URLTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199914 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0002/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6523806 Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2021-12-09By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.