Critical severity · published Jan 20, 2026
CVE-2025-36418
Multiple vulnerabilities found in IBM ApplinX.
9.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM ApplinX 11.1 is vulnerable due to a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper verification of JWT tokens. An attacker may be able to craft or modify a JSON web token in order to impersonate another user or to elevate their privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AP
ApplinX · IBM
11.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36418
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36418
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257446
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