Medium severity · published Sep 16, 2025
CVE-2025-36244
IBM AIX privilege escalation
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
AIX · IBM
7.2; 7.3 · source: vendor, NVD
VI
VIOS · IBM
3.1; 4.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36244
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36244
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7245092
More from AIX
10.0
CVE-2024-56346
IBM AIX command execution
9.9
CVE-2026-18835
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
9.9
CVE-2026-16816
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
9.9
CVE-2026-15068
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
9.8
CVE-2026-19437
Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS