# CVE-2025-33003: IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 could allow a non-root user to gain higher…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-33003-ibm-infosphere-information-server-11-7-0-0-through-11-7-1-6-could  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-10-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-33003 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2025-10-31

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 could allow a non-root user to gain higher privileges/capabilities within the scope of a container due to execution with unnecessary privileges.

Technologies: [IBM Infosphere Information Server](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/infosphere-information-server). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-33003 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-33003 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-33003?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 31 October 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Infosphere Information Server. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-33003?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-33003?** Check whether you run IBM Infosphere Information Server. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- IBM Infosphere Information Server

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