CVE-2025-36007

IBM QRadar SIEM incorrect privilege assignment

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 27, 2025 at 06:40 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorQradar Security Information and Event Manager

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 Update Pack 13 Independent Fix 02 is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to improper privilege assignment to an update script.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7249277

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHibm
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-266

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