What is CVE-2025-36178?

CVE-2025-36178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Controller, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2025-36178?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Controller

CVE-2025-36178

IBM Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP7, and 11.1.0 through 11.1.3 FP1 could allow an authenticated user to bypass input validation due to improper validation of client-side input of file size.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Controller

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1284 — Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36178?: CVE-2025-36178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Controller, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-36178?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.