Security Bulletin: IBM Storage Protect Client and Virtual Environments are vulnerable to privilege escalation due to IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2025-14915)

Summary IBM Storage Protect Client and Virtual Environments use IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty as part of its web application runtime. A privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, when the restConnector-1.0 or restConnector-2.0 feature is enabled,...

The vulnerability of data backup and application protection tools such as IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot, as well as protection mechanisms for virtual machines with IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments, allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands.

The vulnerability of Data Protection extensions for data backup and application protection in IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot, as well as the virtual machine protection provided by IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments, exists due to the lack of measures taken to neutralize special elements...