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Concert CVE-2025-33088

HIGH
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)
2026-02-17 psirt@us.ibm.com
7.4
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Permission assignment review
Impact

CVSS 7.4 (HIGH). Attack vector: Local. Complexity: High. Privileges required: None. User interaction: None. Exploitable via local access.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to a local user with specific knowledge about the system's architecture to escalate.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026

Concert versions up to 2.1.0 is affected by incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVSS 7.4).

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability (CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) affects Concert. IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 could allow a local user with specific knowledge about the system's architecture to escalate their privileges due to incorrect file permissions for critical resources.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.4 HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 could allow a local user with specific knowledge about the system's architecture to escalate their privileges due to incorrect file permissions for critical resources.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Concert versions up to 2.1.0 contain a critical permission vulnerability (CVE-2025-33088) that could allow unauthorized access to sensitive resources within affected systems. This poses an immediate risk to any organization running vulnerable versions, as attackers could exploit insufficient access controls to compromise data confidentiality or system integrity without requiring a vendor patch.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Until patch availability: (1) Implement network segmentation to restrict Concert instance access to authorized users/systems only; (2) Deploy WAF rules to block anomalous permission requests or unauthorized API calls to Concert; (3) Enable detailed logging and monitoring of Concert access attempts and resource access patterns; (4) Review and enforce principle of least privilege for Concert user roles and service accounts; (5) Disable non-essential Concert features if permission controls are associated with specific modules; (6) Increase monitoring frequency for suspicious authentication or privilege escalation attempts.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 96% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

37
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +37
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

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