CVE-2025-33120

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

7.8

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 UP13 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges via a misconfigured cronjob due to execution with unnecessary privileges.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 5.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 22, 2025

Last Modified

September 15, 2025

References (1)

psirt@ushttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242869

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Data Freshness Timeline

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Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-30 00:04 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 00:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-33120?

CVE-2025-33120 is a high vulnerability published on August 22, 2025. IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 UP13 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges via a misconfigured cronjob due to execution with unnecessary privileges.

When was CVE-2025-33120 disclosed?

CVE-2025-33120 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 22, 2025, with the most recent update on September 15, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-33120 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-33120 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-33120?

CVE-2025-33120 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-33120?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-33120, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-33120

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