CVE-2025-13044 Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Concert Software

Medium 6.2 Published 7 Apr 2026 Updated 7 Apr 2026

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks due to predictable temporary file names in IBM Concert.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-13044?

CVE-2025-13044 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Concert, published on 7 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.2.0 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Weakness: CWE-340

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13044?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Concert.

How do I fix CVE-2025-13044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-13044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Concert vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-32vv-mwc8-ch6p.