# CVE-2025-36057: IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) authentication bypass

> Attackers can bypass authentication in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile for iOS by exploiting an unnecessary Local Authentication Framework library.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 18 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5j2h-pwp3-258r

## What is CVE-2025-36057?

CVE-2025-36057 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile, published on 21 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) 1.1.0 through 1.1.22 

is vulnerable to authentication bypass by using the Local Authentication Framework library which is not needed as biometric authentication is not used in the application.

Weakness: CWE-299 (Improper Check for Certificate Revocation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36057?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cognos Analytics Mobile.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-36057?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36057 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-36057 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36057 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile

- [CVE-2025-36106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36106/): IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) information disclosure (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-36062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36062/): IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2025-36107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36107/): IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-39081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39081/): IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-39079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39079/): Cross-site scripting in Cognos Analytics Mobile (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-36057 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-36057 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile, published on 21 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36057 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile. 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-2025-36057/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36057/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36057
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36057
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-36057

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36057/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.