Vulnerability in IBM I

CVE-2025-36119

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is affected by an authenticated user obtaining elevated privileges with IBM Digital Certificate Manager for i (DCM) due to a web session hijacking vulnerability. An authenticated user without administrator privileges could exploit this vulnerability to perform actions in DCM as an administrator.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-36119: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

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

Affected products

  • IBM I — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36119?
CVE-2025-36119 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM I, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-36119?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-36119 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.