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CVE-2025-0159: IBM FlashSystem authentication bypass
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-288
Description
IBM FlashSystem (IBM Storage Virtualize (8.5.0.0 through 8.5.0.13, 8.5.1.0, 8.5.2.0 through 8.5.2.3, 8.5.3.0 through 8.5.3.1, 8.5.4.0, 8.6.0.0 through 8.6.0.5, 8.6.1.0, 8.6.2.0 through 8.6.2.1, 8.6.3.0, 8.7.0.0 through 8.7.0.2, 8.7.1.0, 8.7.2.0 through 8.7.2.1) could allow a remote attacker to bypass RPCAdapter endpoint authentication by sending a specifically crafted HTTP request.
Affected products
- IBM Storage Virtualize: from 8.5 before 8.5.0.14; from 8.5.2.0 through 8.5.2.3; from 8.6.0.0 before 8.6.0.6; from 8.7.0.0 before 8.7.0.3; 8.5.1.0, 8.5.3.0, 8.5.3.1, 8.5.4.0, 8.6.1.0, 8.6.2.0 (+5) — fixed in 8.5.0.14, 8.6.0.6, 8.7.0.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Storage Virtualize 8.5.0.14, 8.6.0.6, 8.7.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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