VDE-2026-112

Vulnerability from csaf_mettlertoledogmbh - Published: 2026-10-20 10:00 - Updated: 2026-10-20 10:00
Summary
METTLER TOLEDO: STARe Software DB2 vulnerable component
Severity
Critical
Notes
Summary: A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-10109 affects the external component IBM Db2 12.1.2 delivered with STARe v20.00. The vulnerability is associated with improper handling of the pre-authentication DRDA handshake in affected IBM Db2 versions
Remediation: Update Db2 component of STARe Software V20.00 to version 12.1.4 Update 87349
Disclaimer: Your use of the information on this document or materials linked from this document is at your own risk. METTLER TOLEDO makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information but does not grant any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. To the extent permitted by applicable law, METTLER TOLEDO excludes liability for any loss, claim, expense or damage arising from or related to the statements in this document. METTLER TOLEDO reserves the right to change or update this document at any time.
Impact: Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-10109 could allow remote code execution on systems using the affected external component IBM DB2 12.1.2.
CVE-2026-10109

IBM DB2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.4 is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper pre-auth DRDA handshake handling.

9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: CSAFPID-0004 —
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: CSAFPID-0002 —
Vendor Fix fix
References
Acknowledgments
CERT@VDE certvde.com
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