Infosphere Information Server
CVE-2025-36245
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.03%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
IBM InfoSphere 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 Information Server could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the system due to improper validation of user. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. IBM InfoSphere 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 Information Server could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input. Affected products include: Ibm Infosphere Information Server. Version information: through 11.7.1.6.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorVendor: us
DescriptionCVE.org
IBM InfoSphere 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 Information Server could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-36245 presents significant security risk, a OS command injection vulnerability rated CVSS 8.8. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or commands on affected systems, potentially leading to full system compromise. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Deploy WAF rules to block injection patterns; (2) Restrict network access to affected components; (3) Enable enhanced logging for suspicious activity.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerab
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to insecure deserializat
IBM InfoSphere DataStage 11.7 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability due to improper neutralization of speci
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is potentially vulnerable to CSV Injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8),
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerab
Untrusted search path vulnerability in InfoSphere Import Export Manager 8.1 through 9.1 in InfoSphere Information Server
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when
XML external entity injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 lets remote attackers who c
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing X
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XM
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to exec
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to exec
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