Description
IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Unix 6.2.0.7 through 6.2.0.9 iFix004, 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.0.2 iFix001, and 6.3.0.2 through 6.3.0.5 iFix002 incorrectly assigns permissions for maintenance tasks to Control Center Director (CCD) users that could allow a privileged user to escalate their privileges further due to unnecessary privilege assignment for post update scripts.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7249678
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
20.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-250
Status
published
Products (2)
ibm/sterling_connect\
direct 6.2.0.9 (6 CPE variants)
ibm/sterling_connect\
6.2.0.7 - 6.2.0.9
Published
Oct 30, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026