CVE-2025-14604

The following vulnerabilities, which may affect IBM Storage Scale when a directory has a specific ACL composition and could lead to improper execute permissions, have been remediated in Storage Scale versions 5.2.3.6 and 6.0.0.2

Published Mar 3, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 could allow a local user to unintentionally trigger additional permissions for resources in a way that allows that resource to be executed by unintended actors.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

For IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities by upgrading to 5.2.3.6 or later: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Storage+Scale&release=5.2.3&platform=All&function=all   For IBM Storage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities by upgrading to 6.0.0.2 or later: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Storage+Scale&release=5.2.3&platform=All&function=all

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 could allow a local user to unintentionally trigger additional permissions for resources in a way that allows that resource to be executed by unintended actors.
Title The following vulnerabilities, which may affect IBM Storage Scale when a directory has a specific ACL composition and could lead to improper execute permissions, have been remediated in Storage Scale versions 5.2.3.6 and 6.0.0.2
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm storage Scale
Weaknesses CWE-732
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_scale:ibm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_scale:rage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm storage Scale
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Mar 4, 2026, 2:18 PM
Reserved
Dec 12, 2025, 6:44 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 3, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:36 AM