CVE-2025-27896CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2025-27896

Medium · published October 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows 5.5 IF 2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00162 · 5.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-10-13T00:17Z
References (1)
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290893 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 OCT 03:24Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 12 OCT 19:06Z
    IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, Unix and Windows Cross-Site Scripting
    cvelistv5
  • 12 OCT 19:06Z
    IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, Unix and Windows Cross-Site Scripting
    cvelistv5