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CVE-2021-20373

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

IBM Db2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 may be vulnerable to an Information Disclosure when using the LOAD utility as under certain circumstances the LOAD utility does not enforce directory restrictions. IBM X-Force ID: 199521.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

IBM — DB2

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