IBM Concert up to 2.1.0 Symbolic Links toctou

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM Concert up to 2.1.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Symbolic Links Handler. This manipulation causes toctou. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-64645. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Concert up to 2.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Symbolic Links Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to a race condition of a symbolic link.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-64645 since 11/06/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-205438). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Toctou
CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/06/2025 CVE reserved
12/26/2025 +50 days Advisory disclosed
12/26/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/29/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-64645 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-64645
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-338461
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/26/2025 16:10
Updated: 12/29/2025 19:10
Changes: 12/26/2025 16:10 (63), 12/27/2025 04:13 (1), 12/29/2025 19:10 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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