# CVE-2025-33117: IBM QRadar SIEM command execution

> Privileged users can modify configuration files to upload malicious autoupdate files, leading to arbitrary command execution on IBM QRadar SIEM.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cmvv-rx7c-4vmx

## What is CVE-2025-33117?

CVE-2025-33117 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 19 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 Update Package 12  could allow a privileged user to modify configuration files that would allow the upload of a malicious autoupdate file to execute arbitrary commands.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-33117?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-33117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-33117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-33117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-33117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager

- [CVE-2019-4210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4210/): Auth bypass in QRadar SIEM (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2014-3062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3062/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-4512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4512/): Command injection in QRadar SIEM (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2015-2011](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2011/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2015-2016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2016/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-33117 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-33117 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 19 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-33117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33117/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33117/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33117
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33117
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-33117

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33117/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.