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CVE-2025-36038
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially crafted sequence of serialized objects.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 9.79%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially crafted sequence of serialized objects.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.79% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7237967Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.