CVE-2025-36059 | Multiple security vulnerabilities are addressed in IBM Business Automation Workflow Containers fixes December 2025

IBM Business Automation Workflow containers 25.0.0 through 25.0.0 Interim Fix 002, 24.0.1 through 24.0.1 Interim Fix 005, and 24.0.0 through 24.0.0 Interim Fix 006. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation could allow a local user with access to the container to execute OS system calls.

Published: 2026-01-20 Last update: 2026-02-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-36059 is rated Low Risk (19.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-36059

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-21 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-36059

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.0 3.6 [email protected]
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-36059

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-36059

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.0:-:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.0:if001:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.0:if002:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.0:if003:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.0:if004:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.0:if005:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.0:if006:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.1:-:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.1:if001:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.1:if002:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.1:if004:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 24.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.1:if005:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 25.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:25.0.0:-:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 25.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:25.0.0:if001:*:*:containers:*:*:*
ibm business_automation_workflow 25.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:25.0.0:if002:*:*:containers:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-36059

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