High severity · published Apr 30, 2026
CVE-2025-36180
Inadequate Pod Communication Restrictions, affects watsonx.data
7.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.3 IBM Lakehouse does not properly restrict communication between pods which could allow an attacker to transfer data between pods without restrictions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
watsonx.data · IBM
2.2.0 through 2.3.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36180
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36180
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7270593
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