CVE-2025-33120 json
IBM QRadar SIEM privilege escalation
published 2025-08-22 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-25525
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242869 advisory
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 14 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- IBM QRadar SIEM
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7242869
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-33120
- NVD CVE-2025-33120
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