Medium severity · published Mar 25, 2026
CVE-2025-36258
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable due to plaintext storage of a password
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 product stores user credentials and other sensitive information in plain text which can be read by a local user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
II
InfoSphere Information Server · IBM
11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36258
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36258
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7266489
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