Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-0164

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5 Update Pack 13 Independent Fix 01 could allow a local privileged user to perform unauthorized actions on configuration files due to improper permiss

Published Sep 14, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 15, 2025 · IBM QRadar SIEM

Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-0164. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of IBM QRadar SIEM is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Low2.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.12%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 ≤7.5.0 UP13 IF01

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5 Update Pack 13 Independent Fix 01 could allow a local privileged user to perform unauthorized actions on configuration files due to improper permission assignment.

Are you affected?

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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 ≤7.5.0 UP13 IF017.5 ≤7.5.0 UP13 IF01

How to fix CVE-2025-0164

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-0164. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of IBM QRadar SIEM is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 ≤7.5.0 UP13 IF01 7.5 ≤7.5.0 UP13 IF01. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.12%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 14, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5 Update Pack 13 Independent Fix 01 could allow a local privileged user to perform unauthorized actions on configuration files due to improper permission assignment.

  2. Sep 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5 Update Pack 13 Independent Fix 01 could allow a local privileged user to perform unauthorized actions on configuration files due to improper permission assignment.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-0164

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-0164

    30-day exploitation probability 0.12%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-29120

    IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5 Update Pack 13 Independent Fix 01 could allow a local privileged user to perform unauthorized actions on configuration files due to improper permission assignment.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 27, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026