# CVE-2025-36183: Privileged User File Upload Vulnerability Leading to Limited Server-Side Execution affects watsonx.data

> Privileged users can upload malicious files to IBM watsonx.data, enabling limited server-side code execution and data modification.

- **Severity:** Low 3.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 18 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mw8p-6vj4-pvjr

## What is CVE-2025-36183?

CVE-2025-36183 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM watsonx.data, published on 17 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.2.1 IBM Lakehouse could allow a privileged user to upload malicious files that could be executed server to modify limited files or data.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36183?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Watsonx.data.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-36183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-36183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx.data

- [CVE-2025-36140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36140/): IBM watsonx.data Denial of Service (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-36335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36335/): Vulnerabilities found (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2025-36139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36139/): IBM watsonx.data cross-site scripting (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2025-36145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36145/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in watsonx.data (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2025-36180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36180/): Inadequate Pod Communication Restrictions, affects watsonx.data (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-36183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-36183 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM watsonx.data, published on 17 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM watsonx.data. 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-2025-36183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36183/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-36183

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36183/
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