VulnerabilityPublished 4 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-2667: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator · Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Affects IBM Sterling B2B IntegratorSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.7 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

2.7Low

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable component that could affect component-wide settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
IBM Sterling B2B Integrator	Affected =6.0.0.0 =6.2.0.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-2667 effectively, European organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Restrict and monitor privileged user access rigorously, employing the principle of least privilege and ensuring that only necessary personnel have elevated rights within IBM Sterling environments. 2) Conduct regular audits of privileged account activities and implement anomaly detection to identify unusual access patterns that could indicate exploitation attempts. 3) Apply any available vendor patches or updates promptly once released; in the absence of patches, consult IBM support for recommended configuration changes or workarounds to limit sensitive information exposure. 4) Harden network access controls to limit exposure of IBM Sterling servers to trusted networks and VPNs, reducing the attack surface for remote exploitation. 5) Employ encryption and secure logging practices to protect sensitive data and audit trails, ensuring that any disclosed information is minimized and monitored. 6) Integrate IBM Sterling systems into broader enterprise security monitoring and incident response workflows to quickly detect and respond to potential misuse of privileged accounts. 7) Educate privileged users on security best practices and the risks associated with information disclosure vulnerabilities to reduce inadvertent exploitation.

Description

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.2.7_1 and 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.4 and IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.2.7_1 and 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.4 could disclose sensitive system information about the server to a privileged user that could aid in further attacks against the system.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-2667 is primarily related to information disclosure within environments using IBM Sterling B2B Integrator or Sterling File Gateway. These products are commonly used for secure B2B data exchange and file transfers, often handling sensitive business transactions and supply chain communications. Exposure of system information to privileged users could aid internal threat actors or compromised accounts in mapping the environment and identifying further attack vectors, potentially leading to more severe breaches. While the vulnerability itself does not directly compromise confidentiality or availability, it lowers the barrier for attackers to conduct targeted attacks or escalate privileges. Organizations in sectors with high reliance on B2B integrations, such as manufacturing, logistics, finance, and retail, may face increased risk if internal controls over privileged accounts are weak. Additionally, given the network attack vector, if privileged credentials are compromised externally, attackers could exploit this vulnerability remotely. The low CVSS score indicates limited immediate risk, but the strategic importance of the affected systems in critical business processes means that even minor information leaks can have cascading effects on operational security and compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR.

CWE-497Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does.
Architecture and Design · Implementation
Production applications should never use methods that generate internal details such as stack traces and error messages unless that information is directly committed to a log that is not viewable by the end user.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Error Handling (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V14.3.2 (opens in a new tab)
V8.3.4 (opens in a new tab)
V14.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Web Application Fingerprinting (opens in a new tab)
System Location Discovery (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7244021 (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 4 Sep 2025, 14:50 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-497

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