CVE-2025-3473

Root privilege escalation via inherited permissions

Published Jun 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Privilege escalation in IBM Security Guardium 12.1 allows local users with high privileges to gain root access through inherited permissions. IBM has not identified the program component or disclosed which created object's permissions are inherited too broadly. Exploitation requires existing high privileges on the appliance; successful use crosses the remaining boundary to root and enables complete control of its data and services.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in IBM Security Guardium 12.1 allows local users with high privileges to gain root access through inherited permissions. IBM has not identified the program component or disclosed which created object's permissions are inherited too broadly. Exploitation requires existing high privileges on the appliance; successful use crosses the remaining boundary to root and enables complete control of its data and services.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-3473
Published
Jun 11, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Guardium
Classifications
CWE-277, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Guardiumversion=12.1

Published CVSS scores

6.7IBMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-277Insecure Inherited Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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