CVE-2025-36251 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2025-36251

AIX Command Execution

Vulnerability Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 nimsh service SSL/TLS implementations could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper process controls. This addresses additional attack vectors for a vulnerability that was previously addressed in CVE-2024-56347.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • These vulnerabilities were reported to IBM by Oneconsult AG (https://oneconsult.com/), Jan Alsenz.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

AIX, VIOS
Vulnerable Versions:
7.2, 7.3, 3.1, 4.1

Timeline

Official Publish: November 13th, 2025
Last Modified: February 26th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-114

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.