{"id":"CVE-2025-36137","title":"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 …","summary":"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 …","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-250"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"sterling_connect:direct","affected":["sterling_connect:direct >= 6.2.0.7, < 6.2.0.9","sterling_connect:direct >= 6.3.0.2, < 6.3.0.5","sterling_connect:direct >= 6.4.0.0, < 6.4.0.2","sterling_connect:direct = 6.2.0.9","sterling_connect:direct = 6.3.0.5","sterling_connect:direct = 6.4.0.2"],"patched":["sterling_connect:direct 6.4.0.2"],"published":"2025-10-30","updated":"2026-10-07","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-07T21:10:00.200","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36137","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7249678","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00354,"epssPercentile":0.26947,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T21:54:14.900Z","slug":"CVE-2025-36137","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `sterling_connect:direct >= 6.2.0.7, < 6.2.0.9`\n- `sterling_connect:direct >= 6.3.0.2, < 6.3.0.5`\n- `sterling_connect:direct >= 6.4.0.0, < 6.4.0.2`\n- `sterling_connect:direct = 6.2.0.9`\n- `sterling_connect:direct = 6.3.0.5`\n- `sterling_connect:direct = 6.4.0.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `sterling_connect:direct 6.4.0.2`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}