CVE-2025-36236

HIGH

IBM AIX 7.2-7.3 and VIOS 3.1-4.1 - Path Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via NIM Server URL Request

Title source: llm

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 20.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-22

Status published

Products (4)

ibm/aix 7.2

ibm/aix 7.3

ibm/vios 3.1.0

ibm/vios 4.1.0

Published Nov 13, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026