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CVE-2025-33120: IBM QRadar SIEM privilege escalation
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-250
Description
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 UP13 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges via a misconfigured cronjob due to execution with unnecessary privileges.
Affected products
- IBM QRadar Incident Forensics: 7.5.0, 7.5.0-update_pack_1, 7.5.0-update_pack_10, 7.5.0-update_pack_11, 7.5.0-update_pack_12, 7.5.0-update_pack_13 (+8)
- IBM QRadar SIEM: 7.5.0, 7.5.0-update_pack_1, 7.5.0-update_pack_10, 7.5.0-update_pack_11, 7.5.0-update_pack_12, 7.5.0-update_pack_13 (+8)
References
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