Quick answers
- Is CVE-2024-54178 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-54178 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2024-54178?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 22 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data 4.8, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3; IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data 4.8, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2024-54178?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2024-54178 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2024-54178?
- Check whether you run IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data or IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A denial of service vulnerability exists in IBM Db2 and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data due to improper allocation of resources (CWE-770). An authenticated attacker with sufficient privileges to create new databases can trigger this flaw to exhaust system resources, leading to a service crash or unavailability. The vulnerability is reachable over the network and requires low-level authentication but no user interaction. Affected versions include 4.8.x and 5.0.x through 5.3.x. IBM has released security updates to address this and other vulnerabilities in the Cloud Pak for Data environment.
Affected products
- IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data 4.8, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
- IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data 4.8, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Timeline
- 2026-06-22: disclosed
- 2026-06-22: advisory