CVE-2025-36187 Multiple Security vulnerabilities affecting IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard Cartridge

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Local privileged users can read sensitive information stored in log files within IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard Cartridge.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-36187?

CVE-2025-36187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard Cartridge, published on 25 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard Cartridge 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5,1.2, 5.1.3, 5.2.0, 5.2.1 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local privileged user.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36187?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Knowledge Catalog.

How do I fix CVE-2025-36187?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-36187 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x4r3-2p23-jwm4.

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