Directory Traversal Vulnerability in IBM AIX and VIOS Products
CVE-2025-36236

8.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Aix
ViOS
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-36236?

A directory traversal vulnerability in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1, 4.1 affects the NIM server service, potentially enabling remote attackers to craft malicious URL requests. These requests could lead to unauthorized reading or writing of arbitrary files on the system, posing significant risks to data integrity and system security.

Affected Version(s)

AIX 7.2

AIX 7.3

VIOS 3.1

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173
vendor-advisorypatch

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

These vulnerabilities were reported to IBM by Oneconsult AG (https://oneconsult.com/), Jan Alsenz.
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CVE-2025-36236 : Directory Traversal Vulnerability in IBM AIX and VIOS Products