# CVE-2025-1837: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-08. Updated: 2026-11-08.

IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.4 through 4.8.5, and 5.0.0 through 5.4.2 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions due to improper trust of server-side permission methods.

## Remediation

- fix: IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge 5.4.4



 https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/watsonx/watson-orchestrate/current?topic=installing-watsonx-orchestrate-premises (source: CNA: ibm)
- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: ibm) — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293785

## Affected products and versions

- IBM / watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data: ≥ 4.8.4; ≤ 4.8.5 (affected, semver); ≥ 5.0.0; ≤ 5.4.2 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: ibm

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 5.4 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N; source: CNA: ibm

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-650

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293785 (CNA: ibm; vendor-advisory, patch)

## Provenance

- CNA: ibm: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1837; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated 2026-11-08

Revision: f03c4beae79351380a21fd46c7c25e872db52f67e3043405ce62492b327ba003

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