CVE-2025-36097 json
IBM WebSphere Application Server denial of service
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-21735
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.7 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based overflow. An attacker can send a specially crafted request that cause the server to consume excessive memory resources.
Patch / fix
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- IBM WebSphere Application Server
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7239856
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-36097
- NVD CVE-2025-36097
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