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CVE-2025-33108: ibm backup recovery and media services for i Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 14-06-2025Last modified 24-08-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-33108 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in ibm backup recovery and media services for i. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to a library unqualified call made by a BRMS program. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with component access to the host operating system.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.59% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links