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CVE-2025-36193 (GCVE-0-2025-36193)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-03 19:00 – Updated: 2025-09-03 20:08
VLAI
Title
IBM Transformation Advisor incorrect permissions
Summary
IBM Transformation Advisor 2.0.1 through 4.3.1 incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Transformation Advisor Operator Catalog image.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-03 20:08 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7243632 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM Transformation Advisor Affected: 2.0.1 , ≤ 4.3.1 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:transformation_advisor:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:transformation_advisor:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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