CVE-2025-36096 json
AIX Insufficiently Protected Credentials
published 2025-11-13 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-180540
- cvss
- 9.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173 advisory
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- IBM AIX
- IBM VIOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7251173
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-36096
- NVD CVE-2025-36096
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