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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-36096 · published 13 November 2025

CVE-2025-36096: Ibm vios insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability

Ibm · Vios

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.

8.1 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.30% · top 79.5% CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
8.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-36096), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.