Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2025-36254DS8900F and DS8A00 Authentication Bypass
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in DS8900F (R9.4) from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM System Storage DS8A00 10.1.3.0 through 10.11.35.0 and IBM DS8900F 89.40.83.0 through 89.44.25.0 could allow an attacker to bypass security authentication due to improperly encoding of DSCLI command output to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | DS8A00 (R10.0 - R10.1) | 10.1.3.0 – through 10.11.35.0 |
| IBM | DS8900F (R9.4) | 89.40.83.0 – through 89.44.25.0 |
Weakness: CWE-116 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284322 vendor-advisory, patch