CVE-2025-36140 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-36140: IBM watsonx.data Denial of Service

Vendor Ibm
Product watsonx.data
Weakness CWE-770 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
Published December 8, 2025
Last update December 9, 2025

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.2.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service through ingestion pods due to improper allocation of resources without limits.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 8, 2025 CVE published
December 9, 2025 Record updated