Vulnerability · Published Oct 31, 2025 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2025-33003IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to privilege escalation

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in InfoSphere Information Server 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 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 could allow a non-root user to gain higher privileges/capabilities within the scope of a container due to execution with unnecessary privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	InfoSphere Information Server	11.7.0.0 – through 11.7.1.6

Weakness: CWE-250 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7246684 vendor-advisory, patch