5.5

CVE-2025-36059: ibm business_automation_workflow Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 20-01-2026Last modified 20-01-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-36059 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in ibm business_automation_workflow. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.11%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-01-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Business Automation Workflow containers 25.0.0 through 25.0.0 Interim Fix 002, 24.0.1 through 24.0.1 Interim Fix 005, and 24.0.0 through 24.0.0 Interim Fix 006. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation could allow a local user with access to the container to execute OS system calls.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

1%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.10% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.11%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products
  • business_automation_workflow24.0.0 | 24.0.0:if001 | 24.0.0:if002 | 24.0.0:if003 | 24.0.0:if004 | 24.0.0:if005 | 24.0.0:if006 | 24.0.1 | 24.0.1:if001 | 24.0.1:if002 | 24.0.1:if004 | 24.0.1:if005 | 25.0.0 | 25.0.0:if001 | 25.0.0:if002
  • business automation workflow containers≥ 25.0.0, ≤ 25.0.0 Interim Fix 002 | ≥ 24.0.1, ≤ 24.0.1 Interim Fix 005 | ≥ 24.0.0, ≤ 24.0.0 Interim Fix 006

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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