# CVE-2025-36254: IBM System Storage DS8A00 10.1.3.0 through 10.11.35.0 and IBM DS8900F 89.40.83.0 through 89.44.25.0 could allow an…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-36254-ibm-system-storage-ds8a00-10-1-3-0-through-10-11-35-0-and-ibm  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-36254 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.4 · Published 2026-08-19

IBM System Storage DS8A00 10.1.3.0 through 10.11.35.0 and IBM DS8900F 89.40.83.0 through 89.44.25.0 could allow an attacker to bypass security authentication due to improperly encoding of DSCLI command output to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

Technologies: [IBM Ds8900f](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ds8900f), [IBM Ds8900f Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ds8900f-firmware), [IBM Ds8a00](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ds8a00), [IBM Ds8a00 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ds8a00-firmware). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-36254 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-36254 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-36254?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 19 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Ds8900f, IBM Ds8900f Firmware, IBM Ds8a00, IBM Ds8a00 Firmware. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-36254?** 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-2025-36254?** Check whether you run IBM Ds8900f, IBM Ds8900f Firmware, IBM Ds8a00 or one of the others listed. 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 Ds8900f
- IBM Ds8900f Firmware
- IBM Ds8a00
- IBM Ds8a00 Firmware

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