{"id":"CVE-2025-36099","title":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request","summary":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-770"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"websphere_application_server","affected":["websphere_application_server = 8.5.0.0","websphere_application_server = 9.0.0.0"],"published":"2025-09-29","updated":"2026-10-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-09T09:10:00.213","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36099","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7246549","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00321,"epssPercentile":0.23041,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-09T09:31:00.985Z","slug":"CVE-2025-36099","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `websphere_application_server = 8.5.0.0`\n- `websphere_application_server = 9.0.0.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":27,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}