CVE-2025-36099

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.

CVSS v3 4.9 MEDIUM

4.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7246549	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0.0.0:::::::*

History

09 Oct 2026, 09:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) IBM WebSphere Servidor de Aplicaciones 8.5 y 9.0 es vulnerable a una denegación de servicio, causada por el envío de una solicitud especialmente diseñada. Un usuario privilegiado podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad para hacer que el servidor consuma recursos de memoria.

Information

Published : 2025-09-29 19:15

Updated : 2026-10-09 09:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-36099

Mitre link : CVE-2025-36099

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-36099

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Products Affected

ibm

websphere_application_server

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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