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A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-36386 with a CVSS score of 9.8, has been identified in the IBM Maximo Manage application within the IBM Maximo Application Suite for Cognos Analytics. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to the application, posing a significant risk to organizations using affected versions. The vulnerability impacts IBM Maximo Application Suite versions 9.0.0 through 9.0.15 and 9.1.0 through 9.1.4, enabling unauthenticated access to sensitive analytics functions.
Security advisories highlight the severity of the issue, emphasizing the potential for exploitation without user interaction. IBM has acknowledged the vulnerability and is expected to release patches or mitigation guidance to address the risk. Organizations using the affected versions are urged to review their deployments and apply security updates as soon as they become available to prevent unauthorized access and potential data compromise.
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A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-36386, was disclosed affecting IBM Maximo Manage in IBM Maximo Application Suite for Cognos Analytics. The flaw was described as an unauthenticated bypass to Cognos Analytics and assigned a CVSS score of 9.8.
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