{"id":83391,"date":"2025-10-20T20:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-01T11:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T17:53:57","slug":"cve-2025-33120-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-ibm-qradar-siem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33120-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-ibm-qradar-siem\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-33120: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in IBM QRadar SIEM<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2025-33120 affects IBM QRadar SIEM versions 7.5 through 7.5.0 UP13, allowing an authenticated user to escalate their privileges via a misconfigured cronjob. This issue is significant because it can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage, impacting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the targeted system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-33120<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46733-critical-vulnerability-in-op-tee-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91293\">System compromise<\/a>, Potential Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2679447376\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>IBM QRadar SIEM | 7.5 through 7.5.0 UP13<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An authenticated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9693-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-user-meta-user-profile-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90582\">user could exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by taking advantage of a misconfigured cronjob that is executed with unnecessary privileges. By injecting malicious commands or scripts into this cronjob, the attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8570-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-beyondcart-connector-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90495\">escalate their privileges<\/a>, gaining unauthorized access to system resources or sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2627310449\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30330-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-versions-29-3-28-7-5-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91690\">illustrative example of how an attacker could exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. This is not a functioning exploit code, but a concept to understand the nature of the threat.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Authenticating to the system\n$ ssh user@qradar.example.com\n# Locating the misconfigured cronjob\n$ crontab -l\n# Adding malicious command to the cronjob\n$ (crontab -l ; echo &quot;* * * * * \/path\/to\/malicious\/script.sh&quot;) | crontab -<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this case, the malicious script.sh could be designed to grant the attacker higher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5692-unauthorized-data-modification-and-privilege-escalation-in-wordpress-lead-form-data-collection-to-crm-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92038\">privileges or exfiltrate sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IBM has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Affected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30325-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-photoshop-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91649\">systems should be updated to the latest version<\/a> as soon as possible. As a temporary mitigation, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used to monitor and block suspicious activities. However, these measures do not provide full protection against the vulnerability and should be used in conjunction with the vendor patch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2025-33120 affects IBM QRadar SIEM versions 7.5 through 7.5.0 UP13, allowing an authenticated user to escalate their privileges via a misconfigured cronjob. This issue is significant because it can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage, impacting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the targeted system. 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