CVE-2025-36137 (GCVE-0-2025-36137)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-30 18:53 – Updated: 2025-11-01 03:55
VLAI?
Summary
IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Unix 6.2.0.7 through 6.2.0.9 iFix004, 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.0.2 iFix001, and 6.3.0.2 through 6.3.0.5 iFix002 incorrectly assigns permissions for maintenance tasks to Control Center Director (CCD) users that could allow a privileged user to escalate their privileges further due to unnecessary privilege assignment for post update scripts.
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Unix Affected: 6.2.0.7 , ≤ 6.2.0.9 iFix004 (semver)
Affected: 6.4.0.0 , ≤ 6.4.0.2 iFix001 (semver)
Affected: 6.3.0.2 , ≤ 6.3.0.5 iFix002 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:6.2.0.7:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:6.2.0.9:ifix004:*:*:*:unix:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:6.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:6.4.0.2.:ifix001:*:*:*:unix:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:6.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:6.3.0.5.:ifix002:*:*:*:unix:*:*
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