Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-36410

Ibm Applinx 11.1.0

Published
20 January 2026
Modified
26 January 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 3.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0016 6th percentile
Risk Priority 15 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-36410 is a low-severity Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security (CWE-602) vulnerability in Ibm Applinx. Its CVSS base score is 3.1 (Low).

Operationally, ranked at the 6th 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 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-25 (Reference Monitor) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A06:2025 Insecure Design

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

IBM ApplinX 11.1 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized administrative actions on the server due to server-side enforcement of client-side security.

CWE(s)
CWE-602

Related Threats

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-49792Same product: Ibm Applinx
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CVE-2024-49793Same product: Ibm Applinx
CVE-2024-49791Same product: Ibm Applinx
CVE-2025-36409Same product: Ibm Applinx
CVE-2024-49795Same product: Ibm Applinx
CVE-2024-49797Same product: Ibm Applinx
CVE-2025-36411Same product: Ibm Applinx
CVE-2025-36419Same product: Ibm Applinx
CVE-2025-36408Same product: Ibm Applinx

Affected Assets

ibm
applinx
11.1.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
  • AC-25 Reference Monitor
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V10.7.1
  • V2.2.2
  • V8.3.1
  • V10.4.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match
prevent

Directly requires the server to enforce access control policies rather than trusting client-side checks, blocking the unauthorized administrative actions described in CVE-2025-36410.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match
prevent

Requires that only authorized users receive administrative privileges, limiting the impact when client-side restrictions are bypassed.

AC-25 Reference Monitor partial match
prevent

Mandates a tamperproof reference monitor that mediates all access attempts on the server, addressing the missing server-side enforcement of CWE-602.

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 prevent design flaws that place server security enforcement on the client.

PR.AA-05 partial match
prevents

Proper policy-based enforcement of authorizations implies server-side controls rather than client-only checks.

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.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles mostly match
prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage client-side trust but do not directly address this weakness.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

Security testing can detect client-side enforcement but is not the primary mitigation.

A.8.3 Information access restriction mostly match
prevents

Information access restriction is undermined when the client is trusted to enforce it.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates server-side validation and prevents reliance on client enforcement.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for server-side enforcement of security mechanisms.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards require server-side checks and reject client-only enforcement.

References