Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Licensing Operator - CVE-2025-12985

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Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Licensing Operator - CVE-2025-12985

Published: February 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122837
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-12985
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files. A local user can perform local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.


Affected software

Licensing Operator
Business Automation Insights

How to mitigate CVE-2025-12985

Install updates from vendor's website.

Business Automation Insights - addressed in versions 24.0.0.0.5, 24.0.1.0.6, 25.0.0.0.3

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