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.

The EPSS score is 0.00042.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix Vios

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability by following the instructions in the fixes and remediation section of the IBM security bulletin: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

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: 2025-11-14T15:33:12.016Z

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

Link: CVE-2025-36096

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-14T15:33:06.979Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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

Modified: 2025-11-14T16:42:03.187

Link: CVE-2025-36096

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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