CVE-2025-36396 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Application Gateway
An authenticated user can inject JavaScript into the IBM Application Gateway web interface, potentially stealing credentials from other users.
- 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-2025-36396?
CVE-2025-36396 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Application Gateway, published on 20 Jan 2026. 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 Application Gateway 23.10 through 25.09 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36396?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Application Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2025-36396?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-36396 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36396 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Application Gateway
- CVE-2024-28787 IBM Security Verify Access information disclosure
- CVE-2021-20576 Denial of service in Security Verify Access
- CVE-2024-45655 IBM Application Gateway incorrect permission assignment
- CVE-2025-36397 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Application Gateway
- CVE-2022-22387 Cross-site scripting in Application Gateway
Sources
Also known as GHSA-85h8-p3j2-7546.