What is CVE-2025-33142?

CVE-2025-33142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-ux, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2025-33142?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hp Hp-ux

CVE-2025-33142

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security for TLS connections.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.003 (16.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hp Hp-ux
Ibm Aix
Ibm I
Ibm Websphere Application Server — versions 8.5, 9.0
Ibm Websphere_application_server
Ibm Z\/os
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Oracle Solaris

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-33142?: CVE-2025-33142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-ux, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-33142?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.