CVE-2025-3218

IBM i improper certificate validation

Published May 7, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to authentication and authorization attacks due to incorrect validation processing in IBM i Netserver. A malicious actor could use the weaknesses, in conjunction with brute force authentication attacks or to bypass authority restrictions, to access the server.

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The issues can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i. IBM i releases 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3 and 7.2 will be fixed. The IBM i PTF numbers for 5770-999 contain the fixes for the vulnerability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-13662 IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to authentication and authorization attacks due to incorrect validation processing in IBM i Netserver. A malicious actor could use the weaknesses, in conjunction with brute force authentication attacks or to bypass authority restrictions, to access the server.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00043}

epss

{'score': 0.00046}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to authentication and authorization attacks due to incorrect validation processing in IBM i Netserver. A malicious actor could use the weaknesses, in conjunction with brute force authentication attacks or to bypass authority restrictions, to access the server.
Title IBM i improper certificate validation
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm i
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm i
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-295

    Improper Certificate Validation

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Sep 1, 2025, 12:35 AM
Reserved
Apr 3, 2025, 1:39 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 7, 2025, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:19 AM