CVE-2025-36038
criticalpriority · track · 44EPSS 0.133 · 96 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially crafted sequence of serialized objects.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (25)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 4.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:tivoli_network_manager:ip_edition_4.2
- IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository 8.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:8.5
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- NCSC-2025-0205Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in IBM WebSphere Application ServerNL2025-06-26csaf · ncsc_nlNL
IBM heeft een kwetsbaarheid verholpen in IBM WebSphere Application Server (Versies 8.5 en 9.0).
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1398IBM WebSphere Application Server: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2025-06-25csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in IBM WebSphere Application Server ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36038cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-WebSphere-AS-code-execution-via-Serialized-Objects-47532cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7237967cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7237967enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7237967Vendor Advisorynvd
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