CVE-2025-12985

Published: Jan 20, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

8.4

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.5 / Impact: 5.9

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com (Secondary)

Description

IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.

Related CWEs

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References (1)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/license-service-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

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