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CVE-2025-36092

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-03
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation 25.0.0, 24.0.1, and 24.0.0 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to the improper validation of input length.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation versions 25.0.0, 24.0.1, and 24.0.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability caused by improper validation of input length. An authenticated user can submit specially crafted input that triggers excessive resource consumption or crashes the affected service due to missing bounds checking.

MitigationApply IBM security patches for this vulnerability when released. In the interim, limit access to only necessary authenticated users and implement monitoring for unusual resource consumption patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Cloud Pak For Business AutomationApplication
Affected:= 24.0.0= 24.0.1= 25.0.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Identify IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation version
    Run 'ibmcloud cpba internal version' or check the operator deployment manifests in OpenShift Container Platform: 'oc get deployment -n <namespace>' and inspect the version labels or environment variables
    Affected if The installed version is 24.0.0, 24.0.1, or 25.0.0
  2. Confirm the specific CP4BA component affected
    List all CP4BA deployments in the namespace: 'oc get cp4aformation -n <namespace>' to see which automation components are deployed (the vulnerability affects the overall platform due to improper input validation)
    Affected if Any CP4BA component is running on an affected version
  3. Verify user authentication is enabled
    Check the authentication configuration: 'oc get AuthenticationService -n <namespace>' or review the IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation deployment configuration for user authentication settings
    Affected if User authentication is enabled and users can submit input to the platform (authenticated users trigger this vulnerability)

You are affected if IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation is installed with version 24.0.0, 24.0.1, or 25.0.0 and users can authenticate to submit input to the platform.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply IBM security patches for this vulnerability when released. In the interim, limit access to only necessary authenticated users and implement monitoring for unusual resource consumption patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

A version higher than 25.0.0 (check IBM Fix Central for the specific interim fix or next release)

  1. 1. Obtain the latest IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation fix from IBM Fix Central or the IBM Security Bulletin.
  2. 2. Review the IBM Security Bulletin for this vulnerability to obtain the specific fix package and installation instructions.
  3. 3. Follow IBM's standard upgrade procedure for Cloud Pak For Business Automation.
  4. 4. After applying the fix, verify the system is operational and the vulnerability is resolved.
Caveat Review IBM's migration/upgrade documentation for any compatibility considerations before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Cloud Pak For Business Automation Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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