Medium severity · published Dec 8, 2025
CVE-2025-36140
IBM watsonx.data Denial of Service
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
watsonx.data · IBM
2.2 through 2.2.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36140
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36140
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7253932
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