CVE-2025-1994
IBM Cognos Command Center code execution
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5
could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the use of unsafe use of the BinaryFormatter function.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Cognos Command Center code execution
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5
could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the use of unsafe use of the BinaryFormatter function.
- Record
CVE-2025-1994- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-242
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-25811
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5
could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the use of unsafe use of the BinaryFormatter function.
- Record
EUVD-2025-25811- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j666-4gr9-r4q4
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5 could allow a local user to execute arbitrary...
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5
could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the use of unsafe use of the BinaryFormatter function.
- Record
GHSA-j666-4gr9-r4q4- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-242
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5
could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the use of unsafe use of the BinaryFormatter function.
- Record
CVE-2025-1994- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-242
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-1994 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ibm Cognos Command Center, published August 26, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.