CVE-2025-33120 | IBM QRadar SIEM privilege escalation

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 UP13 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges via a misconfigured cronjob due to execution with unnecessary privileges.

Published: 2025-08-22 Last update: 2025-09-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-33120 is rated Low Risk (31.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-33120

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 2025-08-23 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-33120

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-33120

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-33120

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_incident_forensics:7.5.0:update_pack_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_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-2025-33120

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