IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4/7.5 unnecessary privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4/7.5. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in unnecessary privileges. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-33108. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4/7.5. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unnecessary privileges vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-250. The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to a library unqualified call made by a BRMS program. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with component access to the host operating system.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-33108 since 04/15/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/21/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-18318). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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CNA Base Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unnecessary privileges
CWE: CWE-250
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
06/14/2025 +60 days Advisory disclosed
06/14/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/21/2025 +67 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-33108 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-33108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312552
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2025 08:14
Updated: 08/21/2025 01:35
Changes: 06/14/2025 08:14 (63), 06/14/2025 08:22 (1), 08/21/2025 01:35 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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