CVE-2025-36096 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix Vios

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References

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

History

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		AIX Insufficiently Protected Credentials
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm aix Ibm vios
Weaknesses		CWE-522
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ibm Ibm aix Ibm vios
References		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2025-11-13T22:01:22.072Z

Updated: 2025-11-13T22:01:22.072Z

Reserved: 2025-04-15T21:16:14.711Z

Link: CVE-2025-36096

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-11-13T22:15:50.500

Modified: 2025-11-13T22:15:50.500

Link: CVE-2025-36096

Redhat

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