CVE Alert: CVE-2025-36003 – IBM – Security Verify Governance Identity Manager

Risk verdict

High risk of remote information disclosure from IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager 10.0.2 due to verbose error messages; patching should be pursued promptly absent explicit exploitation indicators.

Why this matters

Leakage of sensitive data in error responses can fuel targeted reconnaissance and subsequent intrusions. In identity governance deployments, disclosed details may expose credentials, internal paths, or configuration data, undermining access control and compliance controls.

Most likely attack path

Exploitation would rely on network-accessible endpoints that produce verbose error messages, requiring no authentication and minimal effort (AV:N, AC:L, PR:N, UI:N). Attackers could use the data in error responses to fingerprint the environment and plan further steps, potentially enabling lateral movement within the same scope.

Who is most exposed

Enterprises running IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager in on‑premises, virtual appliance, or cloud-integrated deployments with exposed management interfaces are most at risk, especially where remote access or VPN exposure exists.

Detection ideas

• Observed HTTP responses or logs containing stack traces or credentials in error messages.
• Spikes in 500-level errors from identity management endpoints.
• Anomalous access patterns to /ISVG-related paths or management interfaces.
• Unusual success/failure ratios on identity governance operations.
• IDS/IPS alerts targeting the product’s endpoints.

Mitigation and prioritisation

• Apply fixes: 10.0.2.0-ISS-ISVG-IGVA-FP0006, 10.0.2.0-ISS-ISVG-IMSW-FP0006, 10.0.2.0-ISS-ISVG-IMVA-FP0006 via IBM Fix Central.
• If immediate patching isn’t possible: restrict access to management endpoints to trusted networks, disable verbose error output, and implement WAF rules to sanitise responses.
• Review and harden logging to redact sensitive fields; verify backups and change-control approvals prior to patch rollout.
• Monitor identity-management endpoints for unusual error patterns; validate deployment in a staging environment before production.