IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 IF002 Environment Variable exposure of sensitive information through environmental variables

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 IF002. Affected is an unknown function of the component Environment Variable Handler. Such manipulation leads to exposure of sensitive information through environmental variables. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-27899. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 IF002. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a exposure of sensitive information through environmental variables vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-526. The product uses an environment variable to store unencrypted sensitive information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 discloses sensitive information in an environment variable that could aid in further attacks against the system.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-27899 since 03/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/27/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.002.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Exposure of sensitive information through environmental variables
CWE: CWE-526 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/10/2025 CVE reserved
02/17/2026 +344 days Advisory disclosed
02/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/27/2026 +10 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-27899 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-27899
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-346400

Entryinfo

Created: 02/17/2026 21:35
Updated: 02/27/2026 05:31
Changes: 02/17/2026 21:35 (63), 02/27/2026 05:31 (1)
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