VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2015-7489

high
Published 2016-01-01 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
7.8

Description

IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.0.2 before IF10 and 23.0.0.2 before IF7 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Write) for Python scripts, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying a script.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973502

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibm ibmspss_statistics22.0.0.2
ibm ibmspss_statistics23.0.0.2

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.