What is CVE-2025-36120?

CVE-2025-36120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Storage Virtualize, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2025-36120?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-36120 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Ibm Storage Virtualize

CVE-2025-36120

IBM Storage Virtualize 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges in an SSH session due to incorrect authorization checks to access resources.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (20.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Storage Virtualize — versions 8.4, 8.5, 8.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7240796 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36120?: CVE-2025-36120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Storage Virtualize, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-36120?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-36120 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.