CVE-2025-3473

IBM Security Guardium privilege escalation

Published Jun 11, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IBM Security Guardium 12.1 could allow a local privileged user to escalate their privileges to root due to insecure inherited permissions created by the program.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly. IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Informat... https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder .

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-18122 IBM Security Guardium 12.1 could allow a local privileged user to escalate their privileges to root due to insecure inherited permissions created by the program.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ibm guardium Data Protection
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm guardium Data Protection
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00012}

epss

{'score': 0.00013}

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 Security Guardium 12.1 could allow a local privileged user to escalate their privileges to root due to insecure inherited permissions created by the program.
Title IBM Security Guardium privilege escalation
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm security Guardium
Weaknesses CWE-277
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm security Guardium
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 5:50 PM
Reserved
Apr 9, 2025, 3:53 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 11, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:20 AM