CVE-2025-1993

Flow disclosure via weak database cryptography

Published May 9, 2025 · Updated Aug 31, 2025

Weak database protection in IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 8.1 through 12.10 allows local users to decrypt stored flows. DesignerAuthoring instances persist flows in a database protected by cryptographic algorithms that IBM describes as weaker than expected. Access must be local to the containerized deployment, and successful decryption exposes flow confidentiality without altering data or interrupting service.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Weak database protection in IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 8.1 through 12.10 allows local users to decrypt stored flows. DesignerAuthoring instances persist flows in a database protected by cryptographic algorithms that IBM describes as weaker than expected. Access must be local to the containerized deployment, and successful decryption exposes flow confidentiality without altering data or interrupting service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1993
Published
May 9, 2025
Updated
Aug 31, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container
Classifications
CWE-521, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 31, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0
  2. Affected versionversion=10.1
  3. Affected versionversion=11.0
  4. Affected versionversion=11.1
  5. Affected versionversion=11.2
  6. Affected versionversion=11.3
  7. Affected versionversion=11.4
  8. Affected versionversion=11.5
  9. Affected versionversion=11.6
  10. Affected versionversion=12.0
  11. Affected versionversion=12.1
  12. Affected versionversion=12.10
  13. Affected versionversion=12.2
  14. Affected versionversion=12.3
  15. Affected versionversion=12.4
  16. Affected versionversion=12.5
  17. Affected versionversion=12.6
  18. Affected versionversion=12.7
  19. Affected versionversion=12.8
  20. Affected versionversion=12.9
  21. Affected versionversion=8.1
  22. Affected versionversion=8.2
  23. Affected versionversion=9.0
  24. Affected versionversion=9.1
  25. Affected versionversion=9.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Containerversion=10.0; version=10.1; version=11.0; version=11.1; version=11.2; version=11.3; version=11.4; version=11.5; version=11.6; version=12.0; version=12.1; version=12.10; version=12.2; version=12.3; version=12.4; version=12.5; version=12.6; version=12.7; version=12.8; version=12.9; version=8.1; version=8.2; version=9.0; version=9.1; version=9.2

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.1IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-521Weak Password Requirements
T1005Data from Local System

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