High severity · published Aug 18, 2025
CVE-2025-36120
IBM Storage Virtualize privilege escalation
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Storage Virtualize 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges in an SSH session due to incorrect authorization checks to access resources.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SV
Storage Virtualize · IBM
8.4; 8.5; 8.6; 8.7 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36120
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36120
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7240796
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