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High severity · published Mar 3, 2026
CVE-2025-14604
The following vulnerabilities, which may affect IBM Storage Scale when a directory has a specific ACL composition and could lead to improper execute permissions, have been remediated in Storage Scale versions 5.2.3.6 and 6.0.0.2
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 could allow a local user to unintentionally trigger additional permissions for resources in a way that allows that resource to be executed by unintended actors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SS
Storage Scale · IBM
IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5; IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 · source: vendor, NVD
Affected product
SS
Storage Scale
IBM
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14604
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14604
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7262312
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