Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource allocation limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | Service disruption affecting availability. In critical infrastructure, DoS can have cascading effects on dependent systems. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM), this represents a moderate risk. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker sends specially crafted requests that cause excessive resource consumption (CPU, memory, disk) or trigger a crash in the target application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026
IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.2.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service through ingestion pods due to improper allocation of resources without limits.
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RemediationAI
Implement rate limiting and input validation. Use timeout mechanisms for resource-intensive operations. Deploy DDoS protection where applicable.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 1 package in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
A denial of service vulnerability allows an attacker to disrupt the normal functioning of a system, making it unavailable to legitimate users. This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770).
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-36140 presents notable security risk rated CVSS 6.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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