CVE-2025-36222
IBM Fusion insecure default configuration
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 29th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
IBM Fusion 2.2.0 through 2.10.1, IBM Fusion HCI 2.2.0 through 2.10.0, and IBM Fusion HCI for watsonx 2.8.2 through 2.10.0 uses insecure default configurations that could expose AMQStreams without client authentication that could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 29th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 21 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- FusionEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- Fusion HCICloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Fusion HCI for watsonxCloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- storage fusionNetworking Infrastructure / network-management
- storage fusion hciEnterprise Software
- storage fusion hci for watsonxCloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Scored 8.7 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
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