CVE-2025-36357 IBM Planning Analytics Local Directory Traversal
Authenticated attackers can traverse directories to read or write arbitrary files on IBM Planning Analytics Local servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-36357?
CVE-2025-36357 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Planning Analytics Local, published on 17 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.1.0 through 2.1.14 could allow a remote authenticated user to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing absolute path sequences to view, read, or write arbitrary files on the system.
Weakness: CWE-36
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36357?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Planning Analytics Local, Ibm Planning Analytics Workspace.
How do I fix CVE-2025-36357?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-36357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Planning Analytics Local
- CVE-2026-10545 IBM Planning Analytics Local is affected by Open Redirect
- CVE-2026-13365 IBM Planning Analytics Local is affected by security vulnerabilities
- CVE-2024-35143 IBM Planning Analytics Local missing authentication
- CVE-2026-1267 IBM Planning Analytics Information Disclosure
- CVE-2025-33004 IBM Planning Analytics Local path traversal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6cc2-6px5-rx9p.