What is CVE-2025-33079?

CVE-2025-33079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2025-33079?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller

CVE-2025-33079

IBM Controller 11.0.0, 11.0.1, and 11.1.0 application could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive credentials that may be inadvertently included within the source code.

EPSS: 0.002 (36.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cognos Controller — versions 11.0.0, 11.0.1
Ibm Controller — versions 11.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-256 — Plaintext Storage of a Password

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7234720 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-33079?: CVE-2025-33079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-33079?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.