CVE-2025-36140 (GCVE-0-2025-36140)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-08 22:11 – Updated: 2025-12-09 16:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM watsonx.data Denial of Service
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-09 15:24 UTC
CWE
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7253932 | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | watsonx.data |
Affected:
2.2 , ≤ 2.2.1
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonx.data:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonx.data:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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