AIX Insufficiently Protected Credentials_CVE-2025-36096

9 / 10

CRITICAL

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

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.

AI Analysis

Insecure storage of NIM private keys in IBM AIX and VIOS, allowing unauthorized access via man-in-the-middle techniques.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-36096

Source ibm

Published Nov 13, 2025 at 22:01

Affected Product

Vendor IBM

Product AIX

Version 7.2

Affected Versions IBM AIX 7.2
IBM AIX 7.3
IBM VIOS 3.1
IBM VIOS 4.1

CWE Classification

CWE-522

AI Assessment

AI Score 9 / 10

AI Severity Critical

Vendor IBM

Product AIX and VIOS

Version 7.2, 7.3, 3.1, 4.1

References

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

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