CVE-2025-33081
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM Concert versions 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 contains a flaw where potentially sensitive information is written to application log files. A local user with access to the system can read these log files and obtain the sensitive information that should not have been exposed.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 1.0.0, < 2.2.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify IBM Concert installation and versionUse system package manager or application inventory tools to find IBM Concert and determine its installed version numberAffected if Version is 1.0.0 through 2.1.x (any version >= 1.0.0 and < 2.2.0)
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Confirm affected version rangeCompare your installed version against the vulnerable range: versions 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 are affected; version 2.2.0 and later are notAffected if Installed version falls within >= 1.0.0 and < 2.2.0
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Locate IBM Concert log filesSearch standard log directories and IBM Concert configuration for log file paths; typical locations include application data directories, installation logs, or configured log foldersAffected if Log files exist and are accessible to non-admin users
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Inspect log contents for sensitive dataExamine log files for patterns that may indicate sensitive information such as credentials, tokens, personal data, or other confidential details that should not be exposedAffected if Log files contain sensitive information that should not have been written to logs
You are affected if IBM Concert version 1.0.0 through 2.1.x is installed and its log files contain sensitive information that should not have been exposed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.2.0
Review and sanitize all logging statements to prevent sensitive data from being written to log files. Additionally, restrict file permissions on log files to limit access to authorized administrators only, and clear any existing logs that may contain sensitive data.
IBM Concert 2.2.0 or later
- Review the IBM Concert upgrade documentation for your deployment method
- Create a backup of your current IBM Concert configuration and data
- Stop the IBM Concert service
- Upgrade IBM Concert to version 2.2.0 or later
- Start the IBM Concert service
- Verify that the application is running correctly
- Confirm that sensitive information is no longer being written to log files by reviewing new log entries
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-33081 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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