# CVE-2025-36140: IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.2.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service through ingestion…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-36140-ibm-watsonx-data-2-2-through-2-2-1-could-allow-an-authenticated  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-08  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-36140 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2025-12-08

IBM watsonx.data 2.2 through 2.2.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service through ingestion pods due to improper allocation of resources without limits.

Technologies: [IBM Watsonx.Data](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/watsonx-data). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-36140 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-36140 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-36140?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 8 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Watsonx.Data. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-36140?** 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.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-36140?** Check whether you run IBM Watsonx.Data. 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.

## Affected products

- IBM Watsonx.Data

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