IBM AIX/VIOS SSL/TLS process control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM AIX and VIOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SSL/TLS. This manipulation causes process control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-36251. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX and VIOS (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component SSL/TLS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a process control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-114. Executing commands or loading libraries from an untrusted source or in an untrusted environment can cause an application to execute malicious commands (and payloads) on behalf of an attacker. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-36251 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/21/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 275719 (AIX : Multiple Vulnerabilities (IJ55968)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (275719), EUVD (EUVD-2025-180541) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2605). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • IBM AIX

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Process control
CWE: CWE-114
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 275719
Nessus Name: AIX : Multiple Vulnerabilities (IJ55968)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
11/14/2025 +213 days Advisory disclosed
11/14/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/21/2025 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36251 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-332413
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2605 - IBM AIX: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2025 07:19
Updated: 11/21/2025 01:13
Changes: 11/14/2025 07:19 (63), 11/14/2025 12:53 (7), 11/14/2025 17:43 (1), 11/20/2025 07:19 (11), 11/21/2025 01:13 (2)
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