CVE-2025-36074Network attack vector

Malicious file upload via missing type validation

Published Apr 22, 2026 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Dangerous file upload in IBM Security Verify Directory (Container) 10.0.0 through 10.0.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to store malicious files. The upload path accepts files without validating their type, although IBM does not identify the affected handler or validation routine. Reaching the upload requires high privileges; stored files can be sent to victims for further attacks against the system.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Dangerous file upload in IBM Security Verify Directory (Container) 10.0.0 through 10.0.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to store malicious files. The upload path accepts files without validating their type, although IBM does not identify the affected handler or validation routine. Reaching the upload requires high privileges; stored files can be sent to victims for further attacks against the system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-36074
Published
Apr 22, 2026
Updated
Apr 22, 2026
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Verify Directory (Container)
Classifications
CWE-434
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.0 <=10.0.0.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Verify Directory (Container)version=10.0.0 <=10.0.0.3

Published CVSS scores

5.5IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
7.2NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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