CVE-2025-36180

Inadequate Pod Communication Restrictions, affects watsonx.data

Published Apr 30, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.3 IBM Lakehouse does not properly restrict communication between pods which could allow an attacker to transfer data between pods without restrictions.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The product needs to be installed or upgraded to the latest available level watsonx.data 2.3.1 or watsonx.data on CPD 5.3.1.  Installation/upgrade instructions can be found here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/software-hub/5.3.x?topic=watsonxdata-installing

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonx.data:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ibm watsonx.data
Vendors & Products Ibm watsonx.data
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonxdata:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonxdata:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.3 IBM Lakehouse does not properly restrict communication between pods which could allow an attacker to transfer data between pods without restrictions.
Title Inadequate Pod Communication Restrictions, affects watsonx.data
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm watsonxdata
Weaknesses CWE-923
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonxdata:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonxdata:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonxdata:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watsonxdata:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm watsonxdata
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
May 1, 2026, 4:37 PM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2025, 9:16 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 30, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 9:10 AM