CVE-2025-36126 | IBM Cognos Analytics is affected by Cross-site scripting.

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 12.0, and 12.1.0 and IBM Cognos Transformer 12.0, 11.2.4, and 12.1.0 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cognos Adminstration. This vulnerability allows a privileged user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

Published: 2026-05-26 Last update: 2026-06-01 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-36126 is rated Low Risk (28.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-36126

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 2026-05-27 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-36126

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/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: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:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.1 2.7 [email protected]
7.6 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 4.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-36126

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-36126

GHSA-36w6-vpxm-3r3c · Severity: medium — IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 12.0, and 12.1.0 and IBM Cognos Transformer 12.0, 11.2.4, and 12.1.0...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-36126

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm cognos_analytics >= 12.1.0, < 12.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:interim_fix_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:interim_fix_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:interim_fix_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:interim_fix_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:interim_fix_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.3:interim_fix_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.3:interim_fix_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:interim_fix_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:interim_fix_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:interim_fix_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_transformer 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_transformer:11.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_transformer 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_transformer:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_transformer 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_transformer:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-36126

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