IBM Security Guardium 12.1 Priv Esc via Inherited Perms
CVE-2025-3473 Published on June 11, 2025

IBM Security Guardium privilege escalation
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-3473 can be exploited with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

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

Weakness Type

Insecure Inherited Permissions

A product defines a set of insecure permissions that are inherited by objects that are created by the program.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-3473

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Affected Versions

IBM Security Guardium Version 12.1 is affected by CVE-2025-3473

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
1.85%

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.