Security Bulletin: Incorrect permission of environment variable (CVE-2025-1950) affects Power HMC

Vulnerability Details

Basic Information

Title Security Bulletin: Incorrect permission of environment variable (CVE-2025-1950) affects Power HMC
Type ibm
Published 2025-04-24T16:42:31
Last Seen 2025-04-24T18:56:28
CVSS Score 9.3 (CRITICAL)

CVSS v3 Details

Attack Vector LOCAL
Attack Complexity LOW
Privileges Required NONE
User Interaction NONE
Scope CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact HIGH
Integrity Impact HIGH
Availability Impact HIGH

CVE Information

CVE IDs CVE-2025-1950
CWE
Bulletin Family software

Description

## Summary

Vulnerability is due to incorrect permission of environment variable results in privilege escalation on Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVE.

## Vulnerability Details

**CVEID:**CVE-2025-1950
**DESCRIPTION:** IBM Hardware Management Console – Power Systems could allow a local user to execute commands locally due to improper validation of libraries of an untrusted source.
**CWE:**CWE-114: Process Control
**CVSS Source:** IBM
**CVSS Base score:** 9.3
**CVSS Vector:**(CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

## Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)| Version(s)
—|—
HMC V10.2.1030.0| V10.2.1030.0
HMC V10.3.1050.0| V10.3.1050.0

## Remediation/Fixes

The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/Fix
—|—|—|—
Power HMC | V10.2.1040.0 SP3 x86 | MB04482 | MF71717
Power HMC | V10.2.1040.0 SP3 ppc | MB04483 | MF71718
Power HMC | V10.3.1060.0 SP1 x86 | MB04484 | MF71719
Power HMC | V10.3.1060.0 SP1 ppc | MB04485 | MF71720

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

##

Impact Assessment

Base Score 9.3
Severity CRITICAL

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