CVE-2025-36061

Status: Awaiting AnalysisMedium (6.5)—

Severity6.5Medium · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.24 %higher than 13% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

IBM Storage TS4500 Library 1.1.1.6 through 1.12.0.3 IBM Diamondback Tape Library and IBM Storage TS4500 Library could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using specially crafted SMTP requests that would consume excessive amounts of system resources.

CVSS

Base score: 6.5
Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.24 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 13
Score date: 10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1210 Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement90 %
Primary impactT1499 Endpoint Denial of Serviceimpact90 %

Vector AV:N/PR:L/UI:N exige usuario autenticado por red, y la descripción indica denegación de servicio por peticiones SMTP que agotan recursos del sistema.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Vulnerability Scanning Threat Intelligence Program Privileged Account Management Network Segmentation Filter Network Traffic Disable or Remove Feature or Program

Affected technologies (2)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

IBM — Diamondback Tape Library^AI IBM — Storage Ts4500 Library^AI

CWEs

CWE-770

References

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https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292612

Raw JSON (NVD)

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