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.
EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Ibm I — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
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.