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CVE-2025-14604: The following vulnerabilities, which may affect IBM Storage Scale when a directory has a specific ACL composition and could lead to improper execute permissions, have been remediated in Storage Scale versions 5.2.3.6 and 6.0.0.2
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-03-03 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-732
Description
IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 could allow a local user to unintentionally trigger additional permissions for resources in a way that allows that resource to be executed by unintended actors.
Affected products
- IBM Storage Scale: from 5.2.3.0 before 5.2.3.6; from 6.0.0.0 before 6.0.0.2 — fixed in 5.2.3.6, 6.0.0.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.6, 6.0.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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