Insecure Inherited Permissions in IBM Security Guardium - CVE-2025-3473
Published: June 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111092
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-3473
CWE-ID: CWE-277
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure inherited permissions created by the program. A local privileged user can trigger the vulnerability to escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
IBM Security Guardium
How to mitigate CVE-2025-3473
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Security Guardium - update to 12.0p120