CVE-2025-33117 (GCVE-0-2025-33117)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-19 17:16 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:50
VLAI
Title
IBM QRadar SIEM command execution
Summary
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 Update Package 12 could allow a privileged user to modify configuration files that would allow the upload of a malicious autoupdate file to execute arbitrary commands.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-24 03:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7237317 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM QRadar SIEM Affected: 7.5 , ≤ 7.5.0 Update Pack 12 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a: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:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Vince Dragnea, Ben Goodspeed, Dawid Bak
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