Process Control in IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) - CVE-2025-1950

 

Process Control in IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) - CVE-2025-1950

Published: April 23, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107867
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1950
CWE-ID: CWE-114
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of libraries of an untrusted source. A local user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-1950

Install updates from vendor's website.

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