CVE-2025-36120 HIGH

CVE-2025-36120: IBM Storage Virtualize privilege escalation

Vendor Ibm
Product Storage Virtualize
Weakness CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
Published August 18, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM Storage Virtualize 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges in an SSH session due to incorrect authorization checks to access resources.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 18, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated