CVE-2025-36178 (GCVE-0-2025-36178)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-18 15:42 – Updated: 2026-09-18 17:39
VLAI
Title
Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Controller
Summary
IBM Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP7, and 11.1.0 through 11.1.3 FP1 could allow an authenticated user to bypass input validation due to improper validation of client-side input of file size.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-18 17:39 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-1284 - Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Assigner
ibm CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 88/100 over 1308 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287970 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM Controller Affected: 11.0.0 , ≤ 11.0.1 FP7 (semver)
Affected: 11.1.0 , ≤ 11.1.3 FP1 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:controller:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:controller:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:controller:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:controller:11.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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