CVE-2025-14604
The following vulnerabilities, which may affect IBM Storage Scale when a directory has a specific ACL composition and could lead to improper execute permissions, have been remediated in Storage Scale versions 5.2.3.6 and 6.0.0.2
IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 could allow a local user to unintentionally trigger additional permissions for resources in a way that allows that resource to be executed by unintended actors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The following vulnerabilities, which may affect IBM Storage Scale when a directory has a specific ACL composition and could lead to improper execute permissions, have been remediated in Storage Scale versions 5.2.3.6 and 6.0.0.2
IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 could allow a local user to unintentionally trigger additional permissions for resources in a way that allows that resource to be executed by unintended actors.
- Record
CVE-2025-14604- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-208252
IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 could allow a local user to unintentionally trigger additional permissions for resources in a way that allows that resource to be executed by unintended actors.
- Record
EUVD-2025-208252- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q86w-wgjw-p4mp
IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0...
IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 could allow a local user to unintentionally trigger additional permissions for resources in a way that allows that resource to be executed by unintended actors.
- Record
GHSA-q86w-wgjw-p4mp- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 could allow a local user to unintentionally trigger additional permissions for resources in a way that allows that resource to be executed by unintended actors.
- Record
CVE-2025-14604- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-14604 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Ibm Storage Scale, published March 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.