Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2025-36258IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable due to plaintext storage of a password

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in InfoSphere Information Server 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 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 product stores user credentials and other sensitive information in plain text which can be read by a local user.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 – through 11.7.1.6

Weakness: CWE-256 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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