What is CVE-2025-36398?

CVE-2025-36398 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2025-36398?

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

CVE-2025-36398

CVE-2025-36398

IBM System Storage DS8A00 10.1.3.0 through 10.11.35.0 and IBM DS8900F 89.40.83.0 through 89.44.25.0 could allow an authenticated user to read or modify another user's command history due to an externally controlled filename.

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:L/I:L/A:N.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36398?: CVE-2025-36398 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2025-36398?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.