# CVE-2025-36202: IBM webMethods Integration code execution

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary system commands via improper format string validation in IBM webMethods Integration.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 22 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hphw-v67p-v2g2

## What is CVE-2025-36202?

CVE-2025-36202 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM webMethods Integration, published on 22 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM webMethods Integration 10.15 and 11.1 could allow an authenticated user with required execute Services to execute commands on the system due to the improper validation of format string strings passed as an argument from an external source.

Weakness: CWE-134 (Use of Externally-Controlled Format String)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36202?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Webmethods Integration.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-36202?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36202 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-36202 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM webMethods Integration

- [CVE-2024-45076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45076/): IBM webMethods Integration code execution (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-12118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12118/): Deserialization in webMethods Integration (on prem) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-36072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36072/): IBM webMethods Integration Deserialization (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-36049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36049/): IBM webMethods Integration Sever XML external entity injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-45075](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45075/): IBM webMethods Integration privilege escalation (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-36202 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-36202 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM webMethods Integration, published on 22 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM webMethods Integration. 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-2025-36202/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36202/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36202
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36202
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-36202

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.