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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-33108

IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to a library unqual

Published Jun 14, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 24, 2025 · IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i

Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.6%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4

IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to a library unqualified call made by a BRMS program. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with component access to the host operating system.

Technical analysis

Mechanism and impact are interpreted from ingested advisories — not independent exploit research.

  • CWE classification

    No CWE identifiers stored yet.

  • Prerequisites and impact

    Follow the original vendor advisory for access prerequisites and impact. This catalog does not invent exploit conditions.

How to fix CVE-2025-33108

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2025-33108 is a high public vulnerability record for IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 (7.4). Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 8.5 (technical impact); EPSS 0.6% (30-day exploitation probability). It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Sources contributing to this record: epss, euvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Related intelligence

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

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. Jun 14, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to a library unqualified call made by a BRMS program. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with component access to the host operating system.

  2. Aug 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to a library unqualified call made by a BRMS program. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with component access to the host operating system.

Affected versions

Enter an installed version to get a verified affected / not-affected result against the ranges below.

  • vendor IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for i 7.47.4

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-33108

    30-day exploitation probability 0.6%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-18318

    IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to a library unqualified call made by a BRMS program. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with co

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.