CVE-2025-36236
AIX Path Traversal
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.2 High
- Published
- Nov 13, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 14, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 15, 2025
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 NIM server (formerly known as NIM master) service (nimesis) could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request to write arbitrary files on the system.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.2 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L | ibm |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
AIXIBM |
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VIOSIBM |
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References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173vendor-advisorypatch
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