CVE-2025-12985

high

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.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/license-service-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-20

Updated: 2026-01-26

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

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