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CVE-2025-36236

AIX Path Traversal

High8.2EPSS 0.53%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
ibm

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 NIM server (formerly known as NIM master) service (nimesis) could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request to write arbitrary files on the system.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2025-36236, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
ibmCNA (assigner)3.1High8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1Critical9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.53% · top 55% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.2.

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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