CVE-2025-36221

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 81% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Cloud Pak for Data System - Cyclops 11.3.0.2 through Interim Fix 002 IBM Cloud Pak for Data System uses default passwords default passwords from the manufacturing process for use during the installation process, which could allow an attacker to bypass authentication.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
19%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 26, 2026

Last Modified

July 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities exists in IBM Cloud Pak for Data System (CPDS 1.0) - Cyclops.

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7273923

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-36221(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 219 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-08-23 15:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-21 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  68. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  71. 2026-07-29 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-07-26 07:47 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-07-26 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-36221?
CVE-2025-36221 is a high vulnerability published on May 26, 2026. IBM Cloud Pak for Data System - Cyclops 11.3.0.2 through Interim Fix 002 IBM Cloud Pak for Data System uses default passwords default passwords from the manufacturing process for use during the installation process, which could allow an attacker to bypass authentication.
When was CVE-2025-36221 disclosed?
CVE-2025-36221 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2026, with the most recent update on July 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-36221 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-36221 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 80.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-36221?
CVE-2025-36221 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-36221?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-36221, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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