License Service: Privilege escalation vulnerability
Priority LOW 37CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00145 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 | IBM Licensing Operator | 9.0.0; 9.0.1; 9.1.0; 9.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- IBM Licensing Operator VendorIBM Affected 9.0.0; 9.0.1; 9.1.0; 9.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.1 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2.0 | — | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0 — ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12985
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9c9w-6vq7-46v6
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-12985 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12985 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9c9w-6vq7-46v6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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