AIX Code Execution

published 2025-11-13 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-180539

cvss: 10.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

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 execute arbitrary commands due to improper process controls. This addresses additional attack vectors for a vulnerability that was previously addressed in CVE-2024-56346.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 11 mo ago (2025-11-15)

Exploit prediction

0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	10.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

IBM AIX
IBM VIOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-114 Process Control

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7251173
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-36250
NVD CVE-2025-36250

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Summary