CVE-2025-1994 IBM Cognos Command Center code execution
A local attacker can execute arbitrary code on IBM Cognos Command Center due to unsafe deserialization using BinaryFormatter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-1994?
CVE-2025-1994 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in IBM Cognos Command Center, published on 26 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5
could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the use of unsafe use of the BinaryFormatter function.
Weakness: CWE-242
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1994?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cognos Command Center.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1994?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1994 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2025-1994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Command Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j666-4gr9-r4q4.