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Guardium Data Protection EUVDEUVD-2025-18122

| CVE-2025-3473 MEDIUM
Insecure Inherited Permissions (CWE-277)
2025-06-11 psirt@us.ibm.com
Privilege Escalation IBM Guardium Data Protection
6.7
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-277
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Insecure inherited permissions
Impact

CVSS 6.7. EPSS 0.0%. No patch confirmed.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability in the affected application to compromise the security of affected deployments, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, or availability.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 14, 2026

CVE-2025-3473 is a security vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) that allows a local privileged user. Remediation should follow standard vulnerability management procedures.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 14, 2026 - 21:09 CVSS 6.7

IBM Security Guardium 12.1 could allow a local privileged user to escalate their privileges to root due to insecure inherited permissions created by the program.

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Affected VersionsENISA

Security Guardium 12.1

Affected Packages

euvd security_guardium no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Security Guardium 12.1 could allow a local privileged user to escalate their privileges to root due to insecure inherited permissions created by the program.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2025-3473 presents notable security risk rated CVSS 6.7. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Moderate
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 98% exploitable
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS

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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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

Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege Escalation HIGH

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3473 ADVISORY https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7236356

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