# CVE-2025-36255: 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-2025-36255-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-2025-36255 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · 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 authenticated user to create a user with privileged user roles due to improper privileged defined with unsafe actions.

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-2025-36255 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-36255 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-36255?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, 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-2025-36255?** 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-2025-36255?** 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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