CVE-2025-1722
Published: 20 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-1722 is a medium-severity Heap Inspection (CWE-244) vulnerability in Ibm Concert. Its CVSS base score is 5.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 17.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Direct heap memory disclosure enables reading sensitive data from local process memory without requiring additional access methods.
NVD Description
IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information from allocated memory due to improper clearing of heap memory.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-1722 is a vulnerability in IBM Concert versions 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 that stems from improper clearing of heap memory before release, as classified under CWE-244. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information from allocated memory. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9, reflecting network accessibility, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.
A remote attacker without privileges can exploit this over the network, though it requires high complexity to trigger the improper memory clearing. Successful exploitation enables disclosure of sensitive data lingering in heap memory, potentially exposing confidential information depending on what was previously stored there.
IBM's security advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257006 provides details on mitigation, including recommended patches or workarounds for affected Concert versions. Security practitioners should review this page promptly for version-specific remediation steps.
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