Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2025 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2025-36193IBM Transformation Advisor incorrect permissions

High 8.4

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect permission assignment in Transformation Advisor from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Transformation Advisor 2.0.1 through 4.3.1 incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Transformation Advisor Operator Catalog image.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Transformation Advisor	2.0.1 – through 4.3.1

Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7243632 vendor-advisory, patch