CVE-2025-3218 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-3218: IBM i improper certificate validation

Vendor Ibm
Product i
Weakness CWE-295
Published May 7, 2025
Last update September 1, 2025

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to authentication and authorization attacks due to incorrect validation processing in IBM i Netserver. A malicious actor could use the weaknesses, in conjunction with brute force authentication attacks or to bypass authority restrictions, to access the server.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 7, 2025 CVE published
September 1, 2025 Record updated