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Security Bulletin: IBM Transformation Advisor is affected by a vulnerability found in a container (CVE-2025-36193)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Transformation Advisor is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability inside a container running the IBM Transformation Advisor Operator Catalog image.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2025-36193
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Transformation Advisor 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
CWE:   CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CVSS Source:   IBM
CVSS Base score:   8.4
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM Transformation Advisor 2.0.1 - 4.3.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly encourages customers to update their systems promptly

Product(s) Version(s) Remediation/Fix/Instructions
IBM Transformation Advisor 2.0.1 - 4.3.1 Install v4.3.2 from OperatorHub page in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform or locally following this link.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

IBM would like to thank Antony Di Scala and Mike Whale for reporting this issue.

Change History

03 Sep 2025: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 September 2025

UID

ibm17243632