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CVE-2025-36096

AIX Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Critical9.0EPSS 0.32%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
ibm

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 stores NIM private keys used in NIM environments in an insecure way which is susceptible to unauthorized access by an attacker using man in the middle techniques.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2025-36096, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
ibmCNA (assigner)3.1Critical9.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1High8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.0.

Weakness

Affected products

  • IBM · AIX

    • affected 7.2
    • affected 7.3

  • IBM · VIOS

    • affected 3.1
    • affected 4.1

What to do

Solution: IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability by following the instructions in the fixes and remediation section of the IBM security bulletin: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173

References (1)

Sources

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