# CVE-2025-36048: IBM webMethods Integration Sever code execution

> Privileged users can escalate privileges and execute code via external entity handling in IBM webMethods Integration Server.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f2qr-p7gj-3x6f

## What is CVE-2025-36048?

CVE-2025-36048 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM webMethods Integration Server, published on 18 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM webMethods Integration Server 10.5, 10.7, 10.11, and 10.15 could allow a privileged user to escalate their privileges when handling external entities due to execution with unnecessary privileges.

Weakness: CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36048?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Webmethods Integration.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-36048?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-36048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM webMethods Integration Server

- [CVE-2024-45076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45076/): IBM webMethods Integration code execution (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-12118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12118/): Deserialization in webMethods Integration (on prem) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-36072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36072/): IBM webMethods Integration Deserialization (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-36049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36049/): IBM webMethods Integration Sever XML external entity injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-45075](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45075/): IBM webMethods Integration privilege escalation (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-36048 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-36048 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM webMethods Integration Server, published on 18 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM webMethods Integration Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36048/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36048/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36048
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36048
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-36048

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36048/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.