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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-36140 · published 8 December 2025

CVE-2025-36140: Ibm watsonx.data allocation without limits vulnerability

Ibm · Watsonx.Data

IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.2.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service through ingestion pods due to improper allocation of resources without limits.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.29% · top 81.1% CWE-770 · Allocation without limits
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.29%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.2.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service through ingestion pods due to improper allocation of resources without limits.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7253932 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-36140), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.