CVE-2025-33096 IBM Engineering Requirements Management Doors Next denial of service

Medium 6.5 Published 12 Oct 2025 Updated 14 Oct 2025

An authenticated user can cause a denial of service in IBM Engineering Requirements Management Doors Next by uploading specially crafted files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-33096?

CVE-2025-33096 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Engineering Requirements Management Doors Next, published on 12 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Engineering Requirements Management Doors Next 7.0.2, 7.0.3, and 7.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service by uploading specially crafted files using uncontrolled recursion.

Weakness: CWE-674

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-33096?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Engineering Requirements Management Doors Next.

How do I fix CVE-2025-33096?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-33096 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2025-33096 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-33096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wr8r-279j-g4xp.