CVE-2025-1993 IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container information disclosure

Medium 5.1 Published 9 May 2025 Updated 31 Aug 2025

A local user can decrypt stored flows in IBM App Connect Enterprise DesignerAuthoring instances due to weak cryptographic algorithms.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-1993?

CVE-2025-1993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container, published on 9 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, and 12.10 DesignerAuthoring instances store their flows in a database that is protected by weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could be decrypted by a local user.

Weakness: CWE-521

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1993?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands, Ibm App Connect Operator.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1993?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1993 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-1993 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1993 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g475-6rmv-x646.