- 5.3MediumCVSS base score
- 0.30%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 76% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security for TLS connections.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.30% · top 76% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Affected products
IBM · WebSphere Application Server
- affected 8.5
- affected 9.0
What to do
Solution: IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the fix for APAR PH66167. For IBM WebSphere Application Server traditional: For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.24: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves PH66167 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 9.0.5.25 or later (targeted availability 3Q2025). For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.28: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves PH66167 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.29 or later (targeted availability 1Q2026). Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page.
References
References1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242172 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisorypatch
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2025-24865 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2025-33142)Record last updated .