CVE-2025-36059 Multiple security vulnerabilities are addressed in IBM Business Automation Workflow Containers fixes December 2025
A local user with container access can execute OS system calls, leading to privilege escalation and potential code execution within the environment.
- 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-2025-36059?
CVE-2025-36059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Business Automation Workflow, published on 20 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers 25.0.0 through 25.0.0 Interim Fix 002, 24.0.1 through 24.0.1 Interim Fix 005, and 24.0.0 through 24.0.0 Interim Fix 006. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation could allow a local user with access to the container to execute OS system calls.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36059?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Business Automation Workflow.
How do I fix CVE-2025-36059?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-36059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Business Automation Workflow
- CVE-2022-43864 IBM Business Automation Workflow information disclosure
- CVE-2025-13096 XML eXternal Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow -
- CVE-2019-4424 XML external entity in Business Automation Workflow
- CVE-2021-38893 Cross-site scripting in Business Process Manager Standard
- CVE-2021-29834 Cross-site scripting in Business Automation Workflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmj2-2gvh-9pjf.