CVE-2025-15399: IBM Common Licensing Agent cross-site request forgery

CVE-2025-15399 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Published 2026-09-18

IBM Common Licensing Agent is a server component that administers software licenses across enterprises. A cross-site request forgery vulnerability allows an attacker to trick a trusted administrator into unknowingly performing unauthorized actions on the system, such as modifying licenses or user permissions, via a malicious website or email link.

Technologies: IBM Common Licensing Agent, IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool. Vendors: IBM.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-15399 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-15399 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-15399?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 18 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
IBM Common Licensing Agent 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2; IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-15399?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2025-15399 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-15399?
Check whether you run IBM Common Licensing Agent or IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

CWE-352 cross-site request forgery in IBM Common Licensing Agent 9.0.x and ART 9.0.x allows unauthenticated network attackers to craft requests that execute with the privileges of a logged-in administrator if the administrator visits a malicious page. The vulnerability requires user interaction (the administrator must click a link or visit a site) but has no other preconditions.

Affected products

  • IBM Common Licensing Agent 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2
  • IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2

Timeline

  • 2026-09-18: disclosed

References

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