Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-36222

High

Published: 11 September 2025

Published
11 September 2025
Modified
02 October 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0004 12.5th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-36222 is a high-severity Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default (CWE-1188) vulnerability in Ibm Storage Fusion. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 12.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Enterprise AI Assistants; in the Supply Chain and Deployment risk domain.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

IBM Fusion 2.2.0 through 2.10.1, IBM Fusion HCI 2.2.0 through 2.10.0, and IBM Fusion HCI for watsonx 2.8.2 through 2.10.0 uses insecure default configurations that could expose AMQStreams without client authentication that could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions.

CWE(s)

AI Security AnalysisAI

AI Category
Enterprise AI Assistants
Risk Domain
Supply Chain and Deployment
OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
None mapped
Classification Reason
Matched keywords: watsonx

Related Threats

Affected Assets

ibm
storage fusion
2.2.0 — 2.11.0
ibm
storage fusion hci
2.2.0 — 2.11.0
ibm
storage fusion hci for watsonx
2.8.2 — 2.11.0

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-1188

Requires documented secure initialization practices and avoidance of insecure defaults in configuration baselines.

addresses: CWE-1188

Reviewing and updating baseline when components are installed or upgraded prevents initialization with insecure defaults.

addresses: CWE-1188

Requiring explicit configuration to minimal functionality overrides insecure defaults that would otherwise enable excess capabilities.

addresses: CWE-1188

Tailoring replaces or augments insecure default initializations with system-specific values and compensating controls before deployment.

addresses: CWE-1188

Central configuration overrides or replaces insecure default initializations that would otherwise be left unchanged on each system.

addresses: CWE-1188

SCRM practices during acquisition and configuration management address insecure default initializations shipped by vendors.

addresses: CWE-1188

Scans detect resources initialized with insecure defaults that create exploitable conditions.

addresses: CWE-1188

Instruction on secure initialization of security controls prevents leaving resources with insecure defaults after installation.

References