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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-15399-ibm-common-licensing-agent-9-0-agent-9-0-0-1-agent-9-0-0-2-art-9  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-18. Updated: 2026-10-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/common-licensing-agent), [IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/license-key-server-administration-and-reporting-tool). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286490](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286490)

## Related threats

- [IBM Common Licensing Agent cross-site scripting in Web UI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-1037-ibm-common-licensing-agent-9-0-agent-9-0-0-1-agent-9-0-0-2-art-9-0)
- [IBM Common Licensing Agent cross-site scripting in Web UI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-1031-ibm-common-licensing-agent-9-0-agent-9-0-0-1-agent-9-0-0-2-art-9-0)
- [IBM Common Licensing Agent information disclosure in error messages](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-1030-ibm-common-licensing-agent-9-0-agent-9-0-0-1-agent-9-0-0-2-art-9-0)
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