# CVE-2026-86093: IBM® Db2® federated server could allow an attacker with the ability to control or impersonate a DRDA server endpoint to execute arbitrary commands under certain conditions

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-10 · Updated: 2026-09-12

## Affected

- IBM Db2: from 11.5.0, through 11.5.9; from 12.1.0, through 12.1.5

## Description

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 could allow an attacker with the ability to control or impersonate a DRDA server endpoint to execute arbitrary commands on Db2 clients due to a stack-based buffer overflow that improperly copies user-controlled data into a fixed-size stack buffer without bounds checking.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Db2, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [IBM Db2](https://cve.now/tech/ibm-db2.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286993

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