Widely-used enterprise file transfer product; hard-coded credentials enable persistent access and data exposure.
CVE-2025-14115
Hard-coded credentials enable auth bypass in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct UNIX
Is CVE-2025-14115 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-14115 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-14115?
CVE-2025-14115 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.4. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-14115?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-14115. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-14115 affect?
CVE-2025-14115 affects IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container (6.3.x IF016, 6.4.x IF019). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-14115?
Patch to fixed IF 016/019 and rotate credentials
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authentication bypass via fixed credentials, enabling access to inbound/outbound channels and internal data.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 6.3.0.0 and <= 6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016
- affected>= 6.4.0.0 and <= 6.4.0.3 Interim Fix 019
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.