Vulnerability · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2025-36180Inadequate Pod Communication Restrictions, affects watsonx.data

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in watsonx.data from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.3 IBM Lakehouse does not properly restrict communication between pods which could allow an attacker to transfer data between pods without restrictions.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM watsonx.data 2.2.0 – through 2.3.0

Weakness: CWE-923 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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