Improper Privilege Management in IBM System Storage
CVE-2025-36255

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Ds8a00( R10.0 - R10.1 )
Ds8900f ( R9.4)
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 August 2026

What is CVE-2025-36255?

An issue exists in IBM System Storage DS8A00 and DS8900F that allows an authenticated user to create additional users with elevated privileges. This vulnerability stems from inadequate privilege definitions and can lead to unauthorized access and potential manipulation of critical storage management functionalities. Organizations utilizing these products should take immediate action to remediate this exposed weakness to protect their data integrity and security.

Affected Version(s)

DS8900F ( R9.4) 89.40.83.0 <= 89.44.25.0

DS8A00( R10.0 - R10.1 ) 10.1.3.0 <= 10.11.35.0

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284322
vendor-advisorypatch

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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