CVE-2025-36220 Vulnerabilities exists in IBM Cloud Pak for Data System (CPDS 1.0) - Cyclops.
Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in IBM Cloud Pak for Data System to view, add, modify, or delete backend database information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-36220?
CVE-2025-36220 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Data System - Cyclops, published on 26 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cloud Pak for Data System - Cyclops 11.3.0.2 through Interim Fix 002 IBM Cloud Pak for Data System is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36220?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cloud Pak for Data System - Cyclops.
How do I fix CVE-2025-36220?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36220 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2025-36220 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36220 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-qpmr-4jcx-mc6p.