IBM Controller 11.1.x & Cognos Controller 11.0.x FP6 Unencrypted Env Var Leak
CVE-2025-36017 Published on December 8, 2025

IBM Controller Information Disclosure
IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 stores unencrypted sensitive information in environmental variables files which can be obtained by an authenticated user.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-36017 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Environmental Variables

Environmental variables may contain sensitive information about a remote server.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-36017

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Affected Versions

IBM Controller:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
13.02%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.