CVE-2025-36351 IBM License Metric Tool bypass security

What is CVE-2025-36351?

CVE-2025-36351 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM License Metric Tool, published on 29 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM License Metric Tool 9.2.0 through 9.2.40

could allow an authenticated user to bypass access controls in the REST API interface and perform unauthorized actions.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36351?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm License Metric Tool.

How do I fix CVE-2025-36351?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36351 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-36351 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36351 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM License Metric Tool

• CVE-2025-36352 IBM License Metric Tool cross-site scripting Medium 6.4
• CVE-2014-8924 XML external entity in n/a Medium 6.4
• CVE-2023-43044 IBM License Metric Tool directory traversal Medium 5.3
• CVE-2015-4929 Information disclosure in n/a Medium 4.0
• CVE-2014-4776 Information disclosure in n/a Low 2.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-c8g5-gffj-4cw8.