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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2025-36002Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: ibm · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2025-36002Unknown / EvaluatingMEDIUM (raw)CVSS 5.5CWE-260

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.5, and 6.2.1.0 and IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.5, and 6.2.1.0 stores user credentials in configuration files which can be read by a local user.

Published: 16 Oct 2025•Last updated: 19 Oct 2026, 02:40 AM IST•Source identifier: psirt@us.ibm.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
5.5MEDIUM (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Metric sourcepsirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS probability
0.2%0.002
Percentile4th
Weakness type
CWE-260
CWE-256
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.5, and 6.2.1.0 and IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.5, and 6.2.1.0 stores user credentials in configuration files which can be read by a local user.

SOC priority

Medium

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

2 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • ibm sterling b2b integrator · >= 6.2.0.0 < 6.2.0.5_1; 6.2.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • ibm sterling file gateway · >= 6.2.0.0 < 6.2.0.5_1; 6.2.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched credential-exposure (CWE-256); local-privilege-escalation (CVSS AV:L, CVSS PR:L)

Exposure

  1. Identify affected installations and the credential-handling feature described by the source.Telemetry: Application inventory · The CWE alone does not establish which secrets were exposed. · Rule credential-exposure
  2. Identify hosts reporting this CVE, prioritising shared or multi-user systems.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A local, low-privilege vector matters most where untrusted users can run code. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review anomalous sign-ins for accounts that could be affected after confirming the exposure path.Telemetry: SigninLogs · Sign-in review is conditional; no compromise is presumed. · Rule credential-exposure
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Look for low-privileged processes spawning SYSTEM or root-level child processes on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; privilege transitions are a focused starting point, not evidence of attack. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

Response

  1. Follow the source mitigation and rotate credentials only where exposure is confirmed or advised.Telemetry: Identity audit logs · Credential response should follow evidence and vendor guidance. · Rule credential-exposure

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
psirt@us.ibm.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_b2b_integrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_b2b_integrator:6.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_file_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_file_gateway:6.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
ibm.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2025-36002
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2025-36002
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2025-36002"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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Correlated briefings

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