What is CVE-2025-36157?

CVE-2025-36157 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Management, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2025-36157?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Management

CVE-2025-36157

IBM Jazz Foundation 7.0.2 to 7.0.2 iFix035, 7.0.3 to 7.0.3 iFix018, and 7.1.0 to 7.1.0 iFix004 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to update server property files that would allow them to perform unauthorized actions.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (27.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Management — versions 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242925 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36157?: CVE-2025-36157 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Management, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-36157?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.