CVE-2025-12985
License Service: Privilege escalation vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.4 High
- Published
- Jan 20, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 20, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 10, 2025
Description
IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | ibm |
Weaknesses
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
IBM Licensing OperatorIBM |
|
References
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