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Medium 5.5Published Sep 16, 2025

CVE-2025-36244IBM 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 initiali…

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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.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-454
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 18, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
ibm vios
ibm:vios
3.1; 4.1
NVD
ibm aix
ibm:aix
7.2; 7.3
NVD

References

  • vendor-advisory

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