CVE-2025-36137High· 7.2▾ TwilightIBM 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 …
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 39.6 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
0.4%
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.
sterling_connect:direct >= 6.2.0.7, < 6.2.0.9sterling_connect:direct >= 6.3.0.2, < 6.3.0.5sterling_connect:direct >= 6.4.0.0, < 6.4.0.2sterling_connect:direct = 6.2.0.9sterling_connect:direct = 6.3.0.5sterling_connect:direct = 6.4.0.2Upgrade past the affected range:
sterling_connect:direct 6.4.0.2Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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