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CVE-2025-12985 (GCVE-0-2025-12985)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-20 14:50 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:10

Title

License Service: Privilege escalation vulnerability

Summary

IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.

Severity

8.4 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-01-20 15:10 UTC

CWE

CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Assigner

ibm mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/license-service…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
IBM	IBM Licensing Operator	Affected: 9.0.0 Affected: 9.0.1 Affected: 9.1.0 Affected: 9.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:::::::*

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CNVD-2026-11798

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2026-02-28

Title

IBM Licensing Operator权限提升漏洞

Description

IBM Licensing Operator是美国国际商业机器（IBM）公司的一个自动收集管理数据的组件。 IBM Licensing Operator存在权限提升漏洞，攻击者可利用该漏洞导致在运行IBM Licensing Operator镜像的容器内进行本地权限提升。

Severity

高

Patch Name

IBM Licensing Operator权限提升漏洞的补丁

Patch Description

IBM Licensing Operator是美国国际商业机器（IBM）公司的一个自动收集管理数据的组件。 IBM Licensing Operator存在权限提升漏洞，攻击者可利用该漏洞导致在运行IBM Licensing Operator镜像的容器内进行本地权限提升。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

厂商已发布了漏洞修复程序，请及时关注更新： https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/ibmlicensemetrictool

Reference

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/license-service-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Impacted products

Name
['IBM IBM Licensing Operator 9.0.0', 'IBM IBM Licensing Operator 9.0.1', 'IBM IBM Licensing Operator 9.1.0', 'IBM IBM Licensing Operator 9.2.0']

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FKIE_CVE-2025-12985

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-20 15:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:33

Severity

8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.

References

	URL	Tags
	psirt@us.ibm.com	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/license-service-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-9C9W-6VQ7-46V6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-20 15:33 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:33

Details

IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.

Severity

8.4 (High)


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

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  "modified": "2026-01-20T15:33:13Z",
  "published": "2026-01-20T15:33:13Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12985"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/license-service-privilege-escalation-vulnerability"
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  ]
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