Quick answers
- Is CVE-2025-1837 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-1837 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1837?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 8 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.4-4.8.5, 5.0.0-5.4.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-1837?
- Yes: fixed in 5.4.4. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2025-1837 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2025-1837?
- Check whether you run IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 5.4.4
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper trust of HTTP permission methods on the server side (CWE-650), allowing authenticated users to bypass authorization checks. An attacker with valid credentials but limited permissions can perform unauthorized actions by crafting requests that the backend fails to validate properly. The vulnerability affects multiple versions and requires network access plus user authentication and interaction.
Affected products
- IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.4-4.8.5, 5.0.0-5.4.2
Timeline
- 2026-11-08: disclosed