CVE-2025-36255: CWE-267 Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions in IBM DS8A00( R10.0 - R10.1 )
IBM System Storage DS8A00 versions 10.1.3.0 and IBM DS8900F versions 89.40.83.0 through 89.44.25.0 contain a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to create users with privileged roles due to improper privilege definitions involving unsafe actions. This flaw can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-36255 with a CVSS score of 7.5 (high severity). No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-36255 affects IBM System Storage DS8A00 (R10.0 - R10.1) and DS8900F products, where an authenticated user can escalate privileges by creating users with privileged roles due to improper privilege definitions involving unsafe actions (CWE-267). The vulnerability impacts versions 10.1.3.0 for DS8A00 and 89.40.83.0 through 89.44.25.0 for DS8900F. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.5, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requiring low privileges but high attack complexity. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to create users with privileged roles, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over the affected storage systems. This can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data managed by these systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict authenticated user access to trusted personnel only and monitor for suspicious privilege escalations.
CVE-2025-36255: CWE-267 Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions in IBM DS8A00( R10.0 - R10.1 )
Description
IBM System Storage DS8A00 versions 10.1.3.0 and IBM DS8900F versions 89.40.83.0 through 89.44.25.0 contain a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to create users with privileged roles due to improper privilege definitions involving unsafe actions. This flaw can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-36255 with a CVSS score of 7.5 (high severity). No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-36255 affects IBM System Storage DS8A00 (R10.0 - R10.1) and DS8900F products, where an authenticated user can escalate privileges by creating users with privileged roles due to improper privilege definitions involving unsafe actions (CWE-267). The vulnerability impacts versions 10.1.3.0 for DS8A00 and 89.40.83.0 through 89.44.25.0 for DS8900F. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.5, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requiring low privileges but high attack complexity. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to create users with privileged roles, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over the affected storage systems. This can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data managed by these systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict authenticated user access to trusted personnel only and monitor for suspicious privilege escalations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-15T21:16:44.887Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a862263acd9273b49a704d5
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 21:38:43 UTC
Last enriched: 08/19/2026, 21:52:04 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 22:21:50 UTC
Views: 5
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