CVE-2025-25023 IBM Security Guardium information disclosure

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Privileged users can read arbitrary system files due to incorrect privilege assignments in IBM Security Guardium.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-25023?

CVE-2025-25023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 9 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Guardium 11.4 and 12.1 could allow a privileged user to read any file on the system due to incorrect privilege assignment.

Weakness: CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25023?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Guardium.

How do I fix CVE-2025-25023?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25023 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-25023 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25023 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Security Guardium vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-223p-m2w6-92v2.

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