{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-12985", "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "ibm", "dateReserved": "2025-11-10T22:22:46.883Z", "datePublished": "2026-01-20T14:50:51.912Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-01-20T15:10:40.350Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"cpes": ["cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"], "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "IBM Licensing Operator", "vendor": "IBM", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "9.0.0"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "9.0.1"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "9.1.0"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "9.2.0"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [{"base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "<span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.</span><br>"}], "value": "IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.4, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-732", "description": "CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm", "dateUpdated": "2026-01-20T14:50:51.912Z"}, "references": [{"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/license-service-privilege-escalation-vulnerability"}], "solutions": [{"lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [{"base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "<div>The fix is provided in License Service version 4.2.18.</div>"}], "value": "The fix is provided in License Service version 4.2.18."}], "source": {"discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "title": "License Service: Privilege escalation vulnerability", "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 0.5.0"}}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2026-01-20T15:10:23.287628Z", "id": "CVE-2025-12985", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-01-20T15:10:40.350Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2025-12985", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-01-20T15:10:23.287628Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-01-20T15:10:32.622Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "License Service: Privilege escalation vulnerability", "source": {"discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8.4, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "affected": [{"cpes": ["cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"], "vendor": "IBM", "product": "IBM Licensing Operator", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "9.0.0"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "9.0.1"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "9.1.0"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "9.2.0"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "solutions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The fix is provided in License Service version 4.2.18.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "value": "<div>The fix is provided in License Service version 4.2.18.</div>", "base64": false}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/license-service-privilege-escalation-vulnerability"}], "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 0.5.0"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "value": "<span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.</span><br>", "base64": false}]}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-732", "description": "CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm", "dateUpdated": "2026-01-20T14:50:51.912Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-12985", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2026-01-20T15:10:40.350Z", "dateReserved": "2025-11-10T22:22:46.883Z", "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "datePublished": "2026-01-20T14:50:51.912Z", "assignerShortName": "ibm"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image."}], "id": "CVE-2025-12985", "lastModified": "2026-01-20T15:16:13.577", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.4, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.5, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2026-01-20T15:16:13.577", "references": [{"source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/license-service-privilege-escalation-vulnerability"}], "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "vulnStatus": "Received", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-732"}], "source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "type": "Primary"}]}

{}

{}