What is CVE-2025-2898?

CVE-2025-2898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Application Suite, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2025-2898?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Ibm Maximo Application Suite

CVE-2025-2898

IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0 could allow an attacker with some level of access to elevate their privileges due to a security configuration vulnerability in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configurations.

EPSS: 0.001 (30.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Maximo Application Suite — versions 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232050 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-2898?: CVE-2025-2898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Application Suite, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2025-2898?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.