Data Exposure in IBM PowerVM Hypervisor Across Multiple Firmware Versions
CVE-2025-36194

2.8LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Powervm Hypervisor
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 February 2026

What is CVE-2025-36194?

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor firmware versions FW1110.00 through FW1110.03, FW1060.00 through FW1060.51, and FW950.00 through FW950.F0 may unintentionally expose a limited amount of sensitive data to peer partitions during specified operations within particular shared processor configurations. This could potentially lead to data leakage between virtual environments, emphasizing the importance of updating affected firmware to mitigate these risks.

Affected Version(s)

PowerVM Hypervisor FW1110.00

PowerVM Hypervisor FW1060.00

PowerVM Hypervisor FW950.00

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257555
vendor-advisorypatch

CVSS V3.1

Score:
2.8
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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