CVE-2025-36069 TS4500 Tape Library Insufficient Session Expiration
Authenticated users can impersonate others due to insufficient session expiration in IBM Storage TS4500 Tape Library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-36069?
CVE-2025-36069 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Storage TS4500 Library, published on 19 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Storage TS4500 Library 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 does not invalidate session after a logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36069?
How do I fix CVE-2025-36069?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-36069 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36069 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qc3-gjgg-3g9v.