IBM Knowledge Catalog Logs Sensitive Data to Local Privileged User (5.0.0-5.2.1)
CVE-2025-36187 Published on March 25, 2026

Multiple Security vulnerabilities affecting IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard Cartridge
IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard Cartridge 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5,1.2, 5.1.3, 5.2.0, 5.2.1 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local privileged user.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-36187 can be exploited with local system access, and requires 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:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-36187

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Affected Versions

IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard Cartridge Version 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5,1.2, 5.1.3, 5.2.0, 5.2.1 is affected by CVE-2025-36187

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
1.17%

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.