# CVE-2025-36386: There is a vulnerability in the IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite for Cognos Analytics

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication to gain unauthorized access to IBM Maximo Application Suite, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2hw2-hc6g-cv7v

## What is CVE-2025-36386?

CVE-2025-36386 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Maximo Application Suite, published on 28 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0.0 through 9.0.15 and 9.1.0 through 9.1.4 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Weakness: CWE-305 (Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36386?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Maximo Application Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-36386?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36386 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-36386 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36386 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Maximo Application Suite

- [CVE-2024-27266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27266/): IBM Maximo Application Suite XML external entity injection (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2025-2898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2898/): IBM Maximo Application Suite privilege escalation (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-22328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22328/): IBM Maximo Application Suite information disclosure (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-43037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43037/): IBM Maximo Application Suite improper access control (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-38723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38723/): Maximo Asset Management cross-site scripting (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-36386 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-36386 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Maximo Application Suite, published on 28 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36386 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Maximo Application Suite. 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-2025-36386/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36386/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36386
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36386
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-36386

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