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CVE-2025-36319: Vulnerabilities found in Watson Data Intelligence

IBM watsonx.data intelligence 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0 could allow an authenticated user to cause a temporary denial using a specially crafted HTTP request due to improper allocation of resource throttling.

MediumCVSS 4.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2025-36319 affects IBM watsonx.data intelligence. An authenticated user could send a specially crafted HTTP request that temporarily disrupts service. The business impact is availability loss, not data theft or data modification, based on the published CVSS metrics.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate operational risk. Prioritize remediation where service disruption would affect analytics, data operations, or shared business workflows, especially in environments with many authenticated users.

Technical view

IBM watsonx.data intelligence versions 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, and 5.3.0 are affected. The issue is improper allocation of resource throttling, mapped to CWE-770. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network exploitable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and low availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running affected IBM watsonx.data intelligence versions where authenticated users can reach the application over the network.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not indicate active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. Exploitation requires authentication and appears aimed at temporary denial of service rather than confidentiality or integrity compromise.

Researcher notes

Evidence supports authenticated, network-based temporary denial of service caused by resource throttling allocation weakness. No public exploitation or detailed technical trigger is provided in the supplied sources. Avoid assuming unauthenticated exposure or broader impact.

Mitigation direction

  • Review IBM advisory node 7277801 for the supported fix or patch path.
  • Prioritize updating affected watsonx.data intelligence versions in internet-accessible or shared-user environments.
  • Restrict application access to trusted authenticated users where feasible.
  • Monitor service availability and unusual authenticated request patterns until remediated.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory IBM watsonx.data intelligence deployments and record installed versions.
  • Confirm whether any deployment runs 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, or 5.3.0.
  • Check IBM advisory for fixed versions and compare against deployed builds.
  • Verify authentication and network exposure controls for affected instances.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CVE-2025-36319 mapping review

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.3 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
2Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.3CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L2.81.4ibm

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

4.3Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2025-36319Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

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Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMwatsonx.data intelligence5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-770

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