Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain local access to host
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DeliveryCraft forged JWT with invalid signature
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ExploitSubmit token to Db2 Genius Hub
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ExecutionBypass signature verification (CWE-347)
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ImpactRead sensitive information
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Signature verification
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires LOCAL access to the system running IBM Db2 Genius Hub 1.0 (AV:L) - the flaw is not remotely exploitable over a network, which is the primary limiting factor. The weakness lies in the application's improper verification of a cryptographic signature (CWE-347), consistent with a JWT signature-validation bypass per the 'Jwt Attack' tag, meaning the attacker must be able to supply or influence a token that the application then accepts despite a forged or invalid signature. Per the CVSS vector no prior authentication is required (PR:N) and no user interaction is needed (UI:N), but the local-access prerequisite and the need to interact with the token-verification code path meaningfully constrain realistic exploitation. Impact is limited to partial disclosure and partial integrity (C:L/I:L); fixed by applying the vendor patch. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, lower-priority issue. The NVD CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, base 5.1) describes a LOCAL attack vector with low complexity and no privileges required, yielding only partial confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. The 'local' vector (AV:L) is the single biggest risk-limiting factor - this is not remotely reachable over a network, which substantially narrows real-world exploitability despite PR:N. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or POC indicator was supplied in the input, so there is no signal of active exploitation or public weaponization; exploitation status is therefore 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The CWE-347 (improper verification of cryptographic signature) classification combined with the 'Jwt Attack' tag strongly implies a JWT/token signature-verification weakness that could let a local attacker forge or tamper with tokens to read data they should not see. Signals are internally consistent - there is no conflict between the local vector and the information-disclosure description. Note: the combination of PR:N with AV:L is unusual and worth verifying with the vendor, since many signature-verification flaws of this type in practice require some local foothold or access to a token/session to exploit. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the host running IBM Db2 Genius Hub 1.0 crafts or manipulates a JWT/cryptographic token that the application fails to properly verify, causing it to accept a forged or altered signature. This allows the attacker to read sensitive information they would otherwise be unauthorized to access. No public exploit code has been identified for this specific flaw at the time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 16, 2026
Improper verification of cryptographic signatures in IBM Db2 Genius Hub 1.0 allows local attackers to bypass JWT signature validation, leading to partial information disclosure and data integrity loss. The flaw requires local access (AV:L) with no authentication or user interaction, but its impact is limited to low confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L), making it a moderate-severity, lower-priority issue. No public exploit has been identified, and IBM has released a patch.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor patch available from IBM; refer to the advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292486 for the specific fix version and installation instructions. As a compensating control until patching is possible, restrict local access to the system running Db2 Genius Hub to only trusted administrators (as the vulnerability requires local access), monitor for anomalous JWT validation failures, and ensure that token signatures are properly verified if custom code is involved. However, these measures do not fully mitigate the flaw and patching is the definitive remedy.
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The vulnerability is an instance of CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature), specifically affecting JWT token validation as indicated by the 'Jwt Attack' tag. IBM Db2 Genius Hub 1.0 fails to properly verify the cryptographic signature on JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), allowing a local attacker to craft or modify a token that the application accepts despite an invalid signature. This undermines the authentication and integrity guarantees that JWT signatures are meant to provide. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_genius_hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates that the product is affected, with the description specifying version 1.0. The CVSS vector (AV:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) confirms that the attack is local, requires no privileges, no user interaction, and results in partial confidentiality and integrity impact without affecting availability.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Local vector per NVD (AV:L); low complexity and no auth to reach the flawed signature check (PR:N); partial confidentiality/integrity from forged-token disclosure, no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).
CVSS VectorVendor: ibm
DescriptionCVE.org
IBM Db2 Genius Hub 1.0 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper verification of cryptographic signature.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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