CVE-2025-33120 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 UP13 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges via a misconfigured cronjob due to execution with unnecessary privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00015.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242869

History

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 UP13 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges via a misconfigured cronjob due to execution with unnecessary privileges.
Title		IBM QRadar SIEM privilege escalation
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm qradar Security Information And Event Manager
Weaknesses		CWE-250
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_13::::::
Vendors & Products		Ibm Ibm qradar Security Information And Event Manager
References		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242869
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2025-08-22T14:54:02.504Z

Updated: 2025-08-23T03:55:11.148Z

Reserved: 2025-04-15T17:50:56.613Z

Link: CVE-2025-33120

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-22T15:06:55.496Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-22T15:15:32.273

Modified: 2025-08-22T18:08:51.663

Link: CVE-2025-33120

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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