IBM watsonx.data 5.2-5.3 Auth Bypass via Client-side Enforcement
CVE-2025-36327 Published on June 30, 2026
Vulnerabilities found in Watson Data Intelligence
IBM watsonx.data intelligence 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security controls and perform unauthorized actions due to client-side enforcement of sever-side security.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-36327 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, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
The software is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server. When the server relies on protection mechanisms placed on the client side, an attacker can modify the client-side behavior to bypass the protection mechanisms resulting in potentially unexpected interactions between the client and server. The consequences will vary, depending on what the mechanisms are trying to protect.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-36327
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