Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic in IBM DB2 LUW - CVE-2025-14689

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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic in IBM DB2 LUW - CVE-2025-14689

Published: February 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122746
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14689
CWE-ID: CWE-943
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic with federated objects. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

IBM DB2 LUW
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM)
WebSphere Remote Server
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM)
IBM OpenPages with Watson
Db2 Big SQL

How to mitigate CVE-2025-14689

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM OpenPages with Watson - update to 9.1.3
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM) - update to 8.1.4.0.18
Db2 Big SQL - update to 8.3.1 patch 4

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