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TI-2025-02532 Aliases CVE-2025-2898GHSA-5wcf-r54j-7xp9

IBM Maximo Application Suite privilege escalation

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0 could allow an attacker with some level of access to elevate their privileges due to a security configuration vulnerability in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configurations.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00348 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMMaximo Application Suite9.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Maximo Application Suite VendorIBM Affected 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2898
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wcf-r54j-7xp9

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-24823 There is a vulnerability in the IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite for Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-18109 IBM Maximo Application Suite XML external entity injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2022-20121 IBM Maximo Asset Management information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-15959 IBM Maximo Application Suite command injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-23228 IBM Maximo Application Suite SQL injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-25853 IBM Maximo Asset Management cross-site request forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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