High severity · published Aug 6, 2025
CVE-2025-36020
IBM Guardium Data Protection could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext transmission of sensitive credential information
7.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext transmission of sensitive credential information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GD
Guardium Data Protection · Ibm
11.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36020
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36020
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7241547
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