CVE-2025-36250: vios 3.1.0, 4.1.0; +3 more affected products

CVE-2025-36250. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.8 (CRITICAL, NVD). EPSS 0.00673 (percentile 0.51152), 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 execute arbitrary commands due to improper process controls. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 10.0/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 9.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 18-Oct-2026 20:24 UTC

CWE: CWE-114
CCR priority: 39.4 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00673 · percentile 0.51152 · 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-2025-36250.html