01 Record
CVE-2025-36137
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX command execution
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score7.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX command execution
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-10-30 18:53Z12 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-02-26 16:56Z8 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-04-15
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.2)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary PrivilegesBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a677ffb5ab22cae5822bde398346231c5b437fdd0e370b29aa0339ec9953a0b7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMSterling Connect:Direct for Unix6.2.0.7 to 6.2.0.9 iFix004, 6.4.0.0 to 6.4.0.2 iFix001, 6.3.0.2 to 6.3.0.5 iFix002—
06 References
07 Remediation
Remediation/Fixes IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading Product Version Remediation/Fix/Instructions IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 6.4.0 Apply 6.4.0.2.iFix004, available on Fix Central . IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 6.3.0 Apply 6.3.0.5.iFix008, available on Fix Central . IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 6.2.0 Apply 6.2.0.9.iFix005, available on Fix Central .