Vulnerability Intelligence Report
AIX Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CVE-2025-36096
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:2.3
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:0.26%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-522 ↗CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | AIX | 7.2 (affected), 7.3 (affected) |
| IBM | VIOS | 3.1 (affected), 4.1 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.264%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | IBM Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-04-15T21:16:14 |
| Published | 2025-11-13T22:01:22 |
| Last Updated | 2026-02-26T16:56:58 |
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