CVE-2025-36236: vios 3.1.0, 4.1.0; +3 more affected products

CVE-2025-36236. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.1 (CRITICAL, NVD). EPSS 0.00525 (percentile 0.4326), scored 17-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

vios · 3.1.0
ibm

vios · 4.1.0
ibm

aix · 7.2
ibm

aix · 7.3
ibm

AIX · 7.2, 7.3
IBM

VIOS · 3.1, 4.1
IBM

Description’s affected range: 7.3 and IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 NIM server (formerly known as NIM master) service (nimesis) could

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

A remote attacker could traverse directories on the system. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.2/10) rates confidentiality impact as none; integrity impact as high; availability impact as low. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 9.1/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as high; availability impact as none.

Published 18-Oct-2026 20:24 UTC

CWE: CWE-22
CCR priority: 36.5 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N · NVD
EPSS: 0.00525 · percentile 0.4326 · 2026-10-17
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-18 20:23:06.032219+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2025-36236.html