CVE-2025-12985HIGH 8.4EPSS p2.5%

CVE-2025-12985CVE-2025-12985

Description

IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.4 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.12% probability of exploitation · percentile 2.5% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2026-01-20
Last modified2026-04-15

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-732

References

  1. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/license-service-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessIncorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resourcecwe-7320%live

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