Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM DevOps Automation 1.0.1 and IBM DevOps Loop 1.0.2 may keep expired session IDs usable. A logged-in user could abuse this to impersonate another user, creating serious confidentiality and integrity risk in DevOps workflows.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for affected deployments because the flaw can let an authenticated user impersonate others and alter or view sensitive DevOps information. No active exploitation is cited, but business impact can be material.
Technical view
CVE-2025-36359 is CWE-613, insufficient session expiration. The products do not invalidate session IDs after expiration. CVSS 8.1 indicates network access, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited in the provided sources to IBM DevOps Automation 1.0.1 and IBM DevOps Loop 1.0.2. Environments with broad user access or internet-facing deployments should prioritize review.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not identify active exploitation, public exploit code, or CISA KEV listing. Treat this as a high-risk authenticated session-management flaw, not as confirmed in-the-wild activity.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise: IBM-listed affected versions, CWE-613, and CVSS vector. The prompt references an IBM patch advisory but does not provide remediation specifics; do not infer affected versions beyond those listed.
Mitigation direction
- Review IBM advisory 7277970 for vendor patch or upgrade instructions.
- Inventory deployments for IBM DevOps Automation 1.0.1 and DevOps Loop 1.0.2.
- Restrict network access to affected services until remediation is complete.
- Force logout or session reset after applying vendor guidance.
- Monitor authentication and session activity for unusual user switching.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed product and version against the affected list.
- Review session expiration behavior in a controlled test environment.
- Check whether expired sessions are rejected after remediation.
- Verify access controls around the DevOps application network path.
- Review logs for unexpected session reuse or impersonation indicators.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N2.85.2ibmVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7277970CVE reference, ibm · vendor-advisory, patch
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CWE details
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Insufficient Session Expiration
Insufficient Session Expiration represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.