CVE-2025-0164 | IBM QRadar SIEM information disclosure

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5 Update Pack 13 Independent Fix 01 could allow a local privileged user to perform unauthorized actions on configuration files due to improper permission assignment.

Published: 2025-09-14 Last update: 2025-12-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-0164 is rated Low Risk (9.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-0164

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-15 0.01%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-0164

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.3 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
0.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-0164

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-0164

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_13_interim_fix_01:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.5.0:update_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-0164

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