📄 Description (English)
IBM Security Verify Directory (Container) 10.0.0 through 10.0.0.3 IBM Security Verify Directory could be vulnerable to malicious file upload by not validating file type. A privileged user could upload malicious files into the system that can be sent to victims for performing further attacks against the system.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
IBM Security Verify Directory (Container) versions 10.0.0 through 10.0.0.3 contain a file upload validation vulnerability (CWE-434) that allows privileged users to upload malicious files without proper type validation. While requiring elevated privileges, this could enable attackers to distribute malicious content to victims for secondary attacks. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate compensating controls.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 25, 2026 16:16
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using IBM Security Verify Directory for identity and access management—particularly in banking (SAMA-regulated institutions), government agencies (NCA oversight), healthcare systems, and telecommunications (STC, Mobily)—face insider threat risks. Compromised directory systems could enable credential theft, unauthorized access propagation, and supply chain attacks targeting downstream users. The impact is elevated in sectors managing critical infrastructure and sensitive citizen data.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking & Financial Services (SAMA-regulated)
Government & Public Administration (NCA oversight)
Healthcare & Medical Services
Energy & Utilities (ARAMCO, national grid)
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain)
Critical Infrastructure
Large Enterprise IT Services
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1199 - Trusted Relationship (supply chain via malicious files)
T1566.001 - Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment
T1566.002 - Phishing: Spearphishing Link
T1204.002 - User Execution: Malicious File
T1547.001 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys
T1547.014 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
T1574.001 - Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Search Order Hijacking
T1036.005 - Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or Location
T1078.001 - Valid Accounts: Default Accounts
T1078.002 - Valid Accounts: Domain Accounts
T1078.003 - Valid Accounts: Local Accounts
T1078.004 - Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Inventory all IBM Security Verify Directory deployments (versions 10.0.0-10.0.0.3) across your organization
2. Restrict file upload functionality to essential administrative users only; implement role-based access controls (RBAC) limiting upload permissions
3. Disable container-based deployments if possible; migrate to patched versions when available
4. Implement file type whitelisting at the application and network levels (block executable, script, and archive file uploads)
5. Deploy file integrity monitoring (FIM) on upload directories to detect unauthorized modifications
6. Enable comprehensive audit logging for all file upload activities with user identification and timestamps
7. Scan existing uploaded files for malicious signatures using updated antivirus/EDR tools
8. Implement network segmentation to isolate the directory service from end-user systems
9. Monitor for CVE-2025-36074 patch releases from IBM and apply immediately upon availability
10. Conduct insider threat assessment focusing on privileged user activities and file access patterns
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. قم بحصر جميع نشرات IBM Security Verify Directory (الإصدارات 10.0.0-10.0.0.3) عبر مؤسستك
2. قيد وظيفة تحميل الملفات على المستخدمين الإداريين الأساسيين فقط؛ طبق ضوابط الوصول القائمة على الأدوار (RBAC) لتحديد صلاحيات التحميل
3. عطّل النشرات المستندة إلى الحاويات إن أمكن؛ انتقل إلى الإصدارات المصححة عند توفرها
4. طبق قائمة بيضاء لنوع الملف على مستويات التطبيق والشبكة (احجب تحميل الملفات القابلة للتنفيذ والنصوص والأرشيفات)
5. نشّر مراقبة سلامة الملفات (FIM) على دلائل التحميل للكشف عن التعديلات غير المصرح بها
6. فعّل تسجيل التدقيق الشامل لجميع أنشطة تحميل الملفات مع تحديد المستخدم والطوابع الزمنية
7. امسح الملفات المحملة الموجودة بحثاً عن التوقيعات الضارة باستخدام أدوات مكافحة الفيروسات/EDR المحدثة
8. طبق تقسيم الشبكة لعزل خدمة الدليل عن أنظمة المستخدمين النهائيين
9. راقب إصدارات تصحيح CVE-2025-36074 من IBM وطبقها فوراً عند توفرها
10. أجرِ تقييم تهديد المستخدمين الداخليين مع التركيز على أنشطة المستخدمين ذوي الصلاحيات وأنماط الوصول إلى الملفات
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policies (privileged user restrictions)
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and Access Rights Management
ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Management of Privileged Access Rights
ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 - Classification of Information (file type validation)
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change Management (patch deployment tracking)
ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event Logging (audit trail requirements)
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance & Risk Management - Insider Threat Controls
Information Security - Access Control & Authentication
Information Security - Data Protection & File Integrity
Operational Resilience - Incident Detection & Response
Compliance & Audit - Logging & Monitoring Requirements
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 - Policies for the use of information and other associated assets
A.5.2.1 - Information security responsibilities
A.5.3.1 - Segregation of duties
A.6.2.1 - Competence assessment
A.8.1.1 - Inventory of assets
A.8.2.1 - Classification of information
A.8.3.1 - Handling of assets
A.12.2.1 - Change management
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.12.4.3 - Protection of log information
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 1.1 - Firewall configuration standards (network segmentation)
Requirement 2.2.4 - Configure system security parameters
Requirement 6.2 - Ensure security patches are installed
Requirement 7.1 - Limit access to system components
Requirement 10.2 - Implement automated audit trails
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