CVE-2025-27903 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows transmits data in a cleartext communication channel that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Db2 Recovery Expert For Luw

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7259901

History

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows transmits data in a cleartext communication channel that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
Title		Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affecting Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, Unix and Windows
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm db2 Recovery Expert For Luw
Weaknesses		CWE-319
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_recovery_expert_for_luw:5.5:interim_fix_002::::::
Vendors & Products		Ibm Ibm db2 Recovery Expert For Luw
References		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7259901
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2026-02-17T19:32:05.961Z

Updated: 2026-02-17T20:29:07.981Z

Reserved: 2025-03-10T17:14:03.091Z

Link: CVE-2025-27903

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-17T20:28:32.289Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-17T20:22:02.543

Modified: 2026-02-17T20:22:02.543

Link: CVE-2025-27903

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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