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CVE-2025-36244

IBM AIX privilege escalation

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2025 at 02:38 PM UTC
Updated: October 18, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAIXVIOS· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1, when configured to use Kerberos network authentication, could allow a local user to write to files on the system with root privileges due to improper initialization of critical variables.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

AIX· IBM
95%
7.27.3
VIOS· IBM
95%
3.14.1
ibm-aix (same device)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7245092

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-454

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