What is CVE-2025-36374?

CVE-2025-36374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway 10.5.0, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2025-36374?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

XXE in Ibm Datapower Gateway 10.5.0

CVE-2025-36374

IBM DataPower Gateway is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Datapower Gateway 10.5.0 — versions 10.5.0.0
Ibm Datapower Gateway 10.6.0 — versions 10.6.0.0
Ibm Datapower Gateway 10.6cd — versions 10.6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36374?: CVE-2025-36374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway 10.5.0, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-36374?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.