CVE-2025-36097 HIGH

CVE-2025-36097: IBM WebSphere Application Server denial of service

Vendor Ibm
Product WebSphere Application Server
Weakness CWE-121
Published July 16, 2025
Last update August 18, 2025

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.7 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based overflow. An attacker can send a specially crafted request that cause the server to consume excessive memory resources.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 16, 2025 CVE published
August 18, 2025 Record updated