CVE-2025-0161 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance code injection
A local user can execute arbitrary code on the IBM Security Verify Access Appliance due to improper restrictions on code generation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0161?
CVE-2025-0161 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 20 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.0.9 and 11.0.0.0 could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code due to improper restrictions on code generation.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0161?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Verify Access.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0161?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-0161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Verify Access
- CVE-2026-78401 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
- CVE-2026-78406 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
- CVE-2024-49803 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance command execution
- CVE-2021-39070 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2024-49805 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance hard coded credentials
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvmg-vpvj-gpv6.