Executive brief
IBM Netezza Software is a data warehouse platform used to store and analyze large volumes of business data. An unauthorized user can inject malicious data into system log messages by exploiting improper handling of special characters, potentially compromising log integrity, evading detection, or forging audit trails.
Technical details
This vulnerability is a log injection flaw caused by improper neutralization of special elements when writing data to log files (CWE-93 or similar). An unauthorized attacker can craft input containing special characters or escape sequences that, when written to logs without proper sanitization, allow injection of arbitrary log entries or manipulation of existing log data. The attack vector is network-based, and no authentication is required. An attacker can compromise the integrity of audit logs, hide malicious activities, or forge false log entries to frame legitimate users. A fix is available in IBM Netezza Software version 11.3.1.3.
Affected products
- IBM Netezza Software 11.3.0.3 through Interim Fix 002
Timeline
- 2026-09-03: disclosed