What is CVE-2025-36020?

CVE-2025-36020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2025-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2025-36020?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-36020 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2025-36020

IBM Guardium Data Protection could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext transmission of sensitive credential information.

EPSS: 0.001 (27.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Guardium Data Protection — versions 11.5, 12.0, 12.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7241547 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36020?: CVE-2025-36020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2025-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2025-36020?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-36020 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.