SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-36017

Description

IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 stores unencrypted sensitive information in environmental variables files which can be obtained by an authenticated user.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ibm	Ibm Controller Ibm Cognos Controller	11.1.0-11.1.1 11.0.0-11.0.1_fp6

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-526

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable

The product uses an environment variable to store unencrypted sensitive information.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	ibm	ibm_controller	11.1.0-11.1.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	ibm	ibm_cognos_controller	11.0.0-11.0.1_fp6	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7253283

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

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

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 8, 2025, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 9, 2025, 6:37 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@us.ibm.com

CVE-2025-36017