What is CVE-2025-25023?

CVE-2025-25023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2025-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-25023?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Ibm Security Guardium

CVE-2025-25023

IBM Security Guardium 11.4 and 12.1 could allow a privileged user to read any file on the system due to incorrect privilege assignment.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security Guardium — versions 11.4, 12.1
Ibm Security_guardium

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-25023?: CVE-2025-25023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2025-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-25023?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.