CVE-2025-36236 HIGH

CVE-2025-36236: AIX Path Traversal

Vendor Ibm
Product AIX
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published November 13, 2025
Last update November 14, 2025

CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 13, 2025 CVE published
November 14, 2025 Record updated