IBM QRadar SIEM up to 7.5.0 UP13 IF02 privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IBM QRadar SIEM up to 7.5.0 UP13 IF02. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges assignment. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-36007. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM QRadar SIEM up to 7.5.0 UP13 IF02. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 Update Pack 13 Independent Fix 02 is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to improper privilege assignment to an update script.

The weakness was released by John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Vince Dragnea, Ben Goodspeed and Dawid Bak. It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-36007 since 04/15/2025. The exploitability is told 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 10/29/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-36330) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2426). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • IBM QRadar SIEM

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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
10/27/2025 +195 days VulDB entry created
10/28/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/29/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Vince Dragnea, Ben Goodspeed, Dawid Bak
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36007 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36007
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330171
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2426 - IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2025 00:42
Updated: 10/29/2025 03:54
Changes: 10/28/2025 00:42 (64), 10/28/2025 07:28 (1), 10/29/2025 03:54 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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