CVE-2025-2898 IBM Maximo Application Suite privilege escalation
An attacker with limited access can elevate privileges due to insecure RBAC configurations in IBM Maximo Application Suite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-2898?
CVE-2025-2898 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo Application Suite, published on 6 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0 could allow an attacker with some level of access to elevate their privileges due to a security configuration vulnerability in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configurations.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2898?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Maximo Application Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2025-2898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-2898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2898 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Maximo Application Suite
- CVE-2025-36386 There is a vulnerability in the IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite for Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2024-27266 IBM Maximo Application Suite XML external entity injection
- CVE-2024-22328 IBM Maximo Application Suite information disclosure
- CVE-2023-43037 IBM Maximo Application Suite improper access control
- CVE-2023-38723 Maximo Asset Management cross-site scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wcf-r54j-7xp9.