CVE-2025-36096

Published: Nov 13, 2025

Modified: Feb 26, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.0

CRITICAL

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	AIX	affected `7.2` affected `7.3`
IBM	VIOS	affected `3.1` affected `4.1`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-522

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173

vendor-advisory

patch

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CVE-2025-36096

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References