CVE-2025-36374 IBM DataPower Gateway affected by XML external entity injection
A privileged user can exploit XML external entity injection in IBM DataPower Gateway to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-36374?
CVE-2025-36374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM DataPower Gateway is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36374?
How do I fix CVE-2025-36374?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-36374 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36374 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pr3-cjqf-w984.