What is CVE-2025-36236?

CVE-2025-36236 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-36236?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Ibm Aix

CVE-2025-36236

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…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (20.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Aix — versions 7.2, 7.3
Ibm Vios — versions 3.1, 4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36236?: CVE-2025-36236 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-36236?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.