# CVE-2023-27558: IBM Db2 privilege escalation

> A local attacker can gain elevated privileges on IBM Db2 for Windows by exploiting an unquoted service path vulnerability.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xjj7-5xwp-h6p7

## What is CVE-2023-27558?

CVE-2023-27558 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 9 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Db2 on Windows 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 may be vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by at least one installed service using an unquoted service path.   A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges by inserting an executable file in the path of the affected service.  IBM X-Force ID:  249194.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27558?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Db2.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-27558?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27558 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-27558 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27558 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2

- [CVE-2012-1797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1797/): IBM DB2 9.5 uses world-writable permissions for nodes.reg, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3731](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3731/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3193/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-4335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4335/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-3473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3473/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27558 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-27558 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 9 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27558 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Db2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27558/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27558/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27558
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27558
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27558

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27558/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.