Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-36041

Medium

Published: 15 June 2025

Published
15 June 2025
Modified
22 August 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0004 13.5th percentile
Risk Priority 9 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-36041 is a medium-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Ibm Supplied Mq Advanced Container Images. Its CVSS base score is 4.7 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 13.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

IBM MQ Operator LTS 2.0.0 through 2.0.29, MQ Operator CD 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.1.0 through 3.1.3, 3.3.0, 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.5.0, 3.5.1 through 3.5.3, and MQ Operator SC2 3.2.0 through 3.2.12 Native HA CRR could be configured with a private key and…

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chain other than the intended key which could disclose sensitive information or allow the attacker to perform unauthorized actions.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

ibm
mq operator
3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.3.0, 3.4.0, 3.4.1 · 2.0.0 — 2.0.29 · 2.2.0 — 2.2.2 · 2.3.0 — 2.3.3
ibm
supplied mq advanced container images
9.2.0.1, 9.2.0.2, 9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.5, 9.2.0.6

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-295

When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.

addresses: CWE-295

Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.

addresses: CWE-295

Correct system time is required for proper enforcement of certificate notBefore/notAfter dates and time-based revocation checks.

References