SB2025062034 - Privilege escalation in IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i
Published: June 20, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025062034
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Execution with unnecessary privileges (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-33108)
CWE-ID: CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to BRMS program makes a library unqualified call. A local user with the capability to compile or restore a program can execute arbitrary code on the host OS.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.