IBM watsonx.data up to 2.2.1 unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM watsonx.data up to 2.2.1. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-36183. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM watsonx.data up to 2.2.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.2.1 IBM Lakehouse could allow a privileged user to upload malicious files that could be executed server to modify limited files or data.

The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-36183 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/21/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1608.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 2.7
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CNA Base Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
02/18/2026 +309 days Advisory disclosed
02/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/21/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36183 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-346418

Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2026 06:50
Updated: 02/21/2026 17:40
Changes: 02/18/2026 06:50 (63), 02/21/2026 17:40 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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