TI-2025-03052 Aliases CVE-2025-3473 GHSA-2vc6-9c9h-vvhf

IBM Security Guardium privilege escalation

LOW 31CWE-277Published 2025-06-11 · Updated 2026-02-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM Security Guardium 12.1 could allow a local privileged user to escalate their privileges to root due to insecure inherited permissions created by the program.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00147 3rd 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
IBM	Security Guardium	12.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Security Guardium VendorIBM Affected 12.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:11.5:::::::*	11.5	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:::::::*	12.1	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3473
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vc6-9c9h-vvhf

References

Patch 1

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7236356

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TI-2026-55517 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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