Medium severity · published Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2025-36374
IBM DataPower Gateway affected by XML external entity injection
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM DataPower Gateway is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DG
DataPower Gateway 10.5.0 · IBM
10.5.0.0 through 10.5.0.21 · source: vendor
DG
DataPower Gateway 10.6.0 · IBM
10.6.0.0 through 10.6.0.9 · source: vendor
DG
DataPower Gateway 10.6CD · IBM
10.6.1 through 10.6.6 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36374
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36374
www.ibm.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278748
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