IBM Transformation Advisor up to 4.3.1 permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Transformation Advisor up to 4.3.1 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes permission assignment. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-36193. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Transformation Advisor up to 4.3.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Transformation Advisor 2.0.1 through 4.3.1 incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Transformation Advisor Operator Catalog image.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-36193 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/30/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
09/03/2025 +141 days Advisory disclosed
09/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2025 +27 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36193 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36193
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322423

Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2025 23:31
Updated: 09/30/2025 02:10
Changes: 09/03/2025 23:31 (62), 09/30/2025 02:10 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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