Is CVE-2025-36356 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-36356 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-12-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-36356?

CVE-2025-36356 has a CVSS score of 9.3 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-36356?

Patch guidance is available from ibm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-36356.

Fix CVE-2025-36356 - CRITICAL ibm security verify access

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2025-36356?

12 products: ibm security verify access, ibm security verify access, ibm security verify access, ibm security verify access, ibm security verify access docker, and 7 more.

Description

IBM Security Verify Access and IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.9.0 and 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.1.0 could allow a locally authenticated user to escalate their privileges to root due to execution with more privileges than required.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-250

Metadata

Primary Vendor: IBM
Published: 10/6/2025
Last Modified: 12/15/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

ibm : security_verify_accessibm : security_verify_accessibm : security_verify_accessibm : security_verify_accessibm : security_verify_access_dockeribm : security_verify_access_dockeribm : security_verify_access_dockeribm : security_verify_access_dockeribm : verify_identity_accessibm : verify_identity_accessibm : verify_identity_access_dockeribm : verify_identity_access_docker

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD