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CVE-2025-33120
IBM QRadar SIEM privilege escalation
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Vince Dragnea, Ben Goodspeed, Dawid Bak
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
QRadar SIEM
Vulnerable Versions:
7.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 22nd, 2025
Last Modified:
February 26th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H