DB2 Recovery Expert 5.5 Session Timeout Vulnerability (CVE-2025-27898)
CVE-2025-27898 Published on February 17, 2026

Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affecting Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, Unix and Windows
IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 does not invalidate session after a timeout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-27898 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

Insufficient Session Expiration

According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization."


Products Associated with CVE-2025-27898

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Affected Versions

IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW Version 5.5 Interim Fix 002 is affected by CVE-2025-27898

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
11.85%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.