CVE-2025-36017
IBM Controller Information Disclosure
IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 stores unencrypted sensitive information in environmental variables files which can be obtained by an authenticated user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Controller Information Disclosure
IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 stores unencrypted sensitive information in environmental variables files which can be obtained by an authenticated user.
- Record
CVE-2025-36017- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-526
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-201834
IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 stores unencrypted sensitive information in environmental variables files which can be obtained by an authenticated user.
- Record
EUVD-2025-201834- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xr9w-r8gw-wjhw
IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 stores...
IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 stores unencrypted sensitive information in environmental variables files which can be obtained by an authenticated user.
- Record
GHSA-xr9w-r8gw-wjhw- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-526
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 stores unencrypted sensitive information in environmental variables files which can be obtained by an authenticated user.
- Record
CVE-2025-36017- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-526
- 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-2025-36017 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ibm Controller, published December 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.