---
id: CVE-2025-13044
title: >-
  IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.2.0 creates temporary files with predictable
  names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink
  attack.
summary: >-
  IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.2.0 creates temporary files with predictable
  names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink
  attack.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-340
vendor: ibm
product: concert
affected:
  - 'concert >= 1.0.0, <= 2.2.0'
published: '2026-04-07'
updated: '2026-07-24'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13044'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7268620'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00142
epssPercentile: 0.02885
ingestedAt: '2026-07-25T23:05:57.472Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.2.0 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

## Affected

- `concert >= 1.0.0, <= 2.2.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.