CVE-2025-36047 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty denial of service

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause memory exhaustion and denial of service in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty by sending a specially-crafted request.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-36047?

CVE-2025-36047 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 14 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 18.0.0.2 through 25.0.0.8 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36047?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.

How do I fix CVE-2025-36047?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36047 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-2025-36047 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Websphere Application Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pgrh-7h8h-7mqg.

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