Denial of Service via SMTP in IBM Storage TS4500 Lib 1.1.1.61.12.0.3
CVE-2025-36061 Published on October 19, 2026
TS4500 Tape Library Denial of Service
IBM Storage TS4500 Library 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 IBM Diamondback Tape Library and IBM Storage TS4500 Library could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using specially crafted SMTP requests that would consume excessive amounts of system resources.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-36061 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 no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-36061
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Affected Versions
IBM Storage TS4500 Library:- Version 1.1.1.6, <= 1.12.0.3 is affected.