CVE-2025-25023Network attack vector

Arbitrary file read via SUID nmap_wrapper

Published Apr 9, 2025 · Updated Sep 1, 2025

Incorrect privilege assignment in IBM Security Guardium 11.4 through 12.1 allows remote authenticated users to read any system file. IBM identifies the affected locus as the SUID nmap_wrapper binary but has not published the operation that causes the overbroad read. Exploitation requires a high-privilege account and network access; the documented consequence is disclosure without file modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect privilege assignment in IBM Security Guardium 11.4 through 12.1 allows remote authenticated users to read any system file. IBM identifies the affected locus as the SUID nmap_wrapper binary but has not published the operation that causes the overbroad read. Exploitation requires a high-privilege account and network access; the documented consequence is disclosure without file modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-25023
Published
Apr 9, 2025
Updated
Sep 1, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Guardium
Classifications
CWE-266, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.4, 12.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Guardiumversion=11.4, 12.1

Published CVSS scores

4.9IBMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
T1005Data from Local System

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