CVE-2025-36120 IBM Storage Virtualize privilege escalation
Authenticated users can escalate privileges in SSH sessions due to incorrect authorization checks in IBM Storage Virtualize.
- 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-2025-36120?
CVE-2025-36120 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Virtualize, published on 18 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Storage Virtualize 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges in an SSH session due to incorrect authorization checks to access resources.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36120?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Storage Virtualize.
How do I fix CVE-2025-36120?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-36120 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36120 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Virtualize
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qwfw-vm52-pf89.