IBM Maximo App Suite 9.0 RBAC Priv Escalation via Config
CVE-2025-2898 Published on May 6, 2025

IBM Maximo Application Suite privilege escalation
IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0 could allow an attacker with some level of access to elevate their privileges due to a security configuration vulnerability in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configurations.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-2898 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.


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Affected Versions

IBM Maximo Application Suite Version 9.0 is affected by CVE-2025-2898

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
12.76%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.