CVE-2025-36097

IBM WebSphere Application Server denial of service

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 16, 2025 at 05:44 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:14 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWebSphere Application ServerWebSphere Application Server Liberty

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.7 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based overflow. An attacker can send a specially crafted request that cause the server to consume excessive memory resources.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

17.0.0.3 ≤ v < 25.0.0.89.0.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.5.2417.0.0.325.0.0.79.0
Affected range stops below 25.0.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.5.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHibm
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-121

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