IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0-5.2.3.1: Authenticated SMB Permission Leak
CVE-2025-36104 Published on July 12, 2025

IBM Storage Scale information disclosure
IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 and 5.2.3.1 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information from files due to the insecure permissions inherited through the SMB protocol.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-36104 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

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

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-2025-36104

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Affected Versions

IBM Storage Scale Version 5.2.3.0, 5.2.3.1 is affected by CVE-2025-36104

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.03%
Percentile
8.71%

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.