What is CVE-2025-36002?

CVE-2025-36002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under CWE-260. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2025-36002?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2025-36002

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.5, and 6.2.1.0 and IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.5, and 6.2.1.0 stores user credentials in configuration files which can be read by a local user.

Published 2025-10-16 · last modified 2026-10-18.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Aix
IBM Sterling B2b Integrator — versions 6.2.0.0, 6.2.1.0
IBM Sterling B2b Integrator — versions 6.2.1.0
IBM Sterling File Gateway — versions 6.2.0.0, 6.2.1.0
IBM Sterling File Gateway — versions 6.2.1.0
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7248129 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36002?: CVE-2025-36002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under CWE-260. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-36002?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.