CVE-2025-36118 | IBM Storage Virtualize Information Disclosure

IBM Storage Virtualize 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, and 9.1 IKEv1 implementation allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from device memory via a Security Association (SA) negotiation request.

Published: 2025-11-17 Last update: 2025-12-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-36118 is rated Low Risk (34.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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-2025-36118

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 2026-04-15 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
2 2025-11-23 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2025-11-18 0.04%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-36118

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-36118

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-36118

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm storage_virtualize 8.4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_virtualize:8.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm storage_virtualize 8.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_virtualize:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm storage_virtualize 8.7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_virtualize:8.7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm storage_virtualize 9.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_virtualize:9.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-36118

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