Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-14031

RCE in Ibm Sterling B2B Integrator 6.1.0.0 – 6.1.2.8

Published
17 March 2026
Modified
19 March 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0034 26th percentile
Risk Priority 57 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-14031 is a high-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Ibm Sterling B2B Integrator. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked at the 26th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-14031 affects IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and IBM Sterling File Gateway in versions 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.2.7_2, 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.5_1, 6.2.1.0 through 6.2.1.1_1, and 6.2.2.0. The vulnerability enables an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted request that causes the application to crash, classified under CWE-77 (Command Injection) with limited additional details from NVD-CWE-noinfo. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, unscoped impact, and high availability disruption with no confidentiality or integrity effects.

Any unauthenticated attacker with network access to the vulnerable application can exploit this issue remotely. Exploitation involves sending a malicious request that triggers the crash, leading to a denial-of-service condition where the application becomes unavailable. No authentication, privileges, or user involvement is needed, making it straightforward for remote adversaries to repeatedly disrupt services.

IBM provides mitigation guidance and patch information in its security advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7266520. Security practitioners should review this reference for version-specific fixes and apply them promptly to affected installations.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and and IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.2.7_2, 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.0.5_1, 6.2.1.0 through 6.2.1.1_1, and 6.2.2.0 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted request that causes the application to crash.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.008 Network Device CLI Execution
Adversaries may abuse scripting or built-in command line interpreters (CLI) on network devices to execute malicious command and payloads.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

ibm
sterling b2b integrator
6.2.2.0 · 6.1.0.0 — 6.1.2.8 · 6.2.0.0 — 6.2.0.5_2 · 6.2.1.0 — 6.2.1.1_2
ibm
sterling file gateway
6.2.2.0 · 6.1.0.0 — 6.1.2.8 · 6.2.0.0 — 6.2.0.5_2 · 6.2.1.0 — 6.2.1.1_2

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.3
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V1.2.9

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation can discover command-construction flaws before deployment.

Input validation directly stops construction of commands from untrusted data containing special elements.

Secure engineering principles include proper neutralization and safe command construction practices.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and neutralization that prevent command injection.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect anomalous command execution resulting from injection.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Identifying recorded vulnerabilities enables remediation of command-injection flaws before exploitation.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.

finds

Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and command construction practices that directly prevent command injection.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.

prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface but do not prescribe the specific neutralization techniques needed.

none

Environment separation limits the blast radius of an exploited command injection but does not prevent the flaw itself.

References