CVE-2025-36099 (GCVE-0-2025-36099)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-29 18:20 – Updated: 2025-09-29 18:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM WebSphere Application Server denial of service
Summary
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.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-29 18:37 UTC
CWE
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7246549 | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | WebSphere Application Server |
Affected:
8.5
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