---
id: CVE-2025-36374
title: >-
  IBM DataPower Gateway is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE)
  attack when processing XML data
summary: >-
  IBM DataPower Gateway is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE)
  attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this
  vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-611
published: '2026-07-30'
updated: '2026-09-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-29T19:10:00.160'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36374'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278748'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00422
epssPercentile: 0.34068
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T19:44:04.114Z'
---

## Overview

IBM DataPower Gateway is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.