CVE-2025-33012 IBM Db2 improper account lockout
An authenticated user can regain access to an IBM Db2 database after account lockout by using an expired password, bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-33012?
CVE-2025-33012 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 7 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Db2 10.5.0 through 10.5.11, 11.1.0 through 11.1.4.7, 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux could allow an authenticated user to regain access after account lockout due to password use after expiration date.
Weakness: CWE-324
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-33012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2.
How do I fix CVE-2025-33012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-33012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-33012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-33012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgjg-3fmq-57hw.