CVE-2025-36244 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM VIOS 3.1, 4.1 when configured for Kerberos network authentication. It stems from improper initialization of critical variables, allowing a local user to write to system files with root privileges. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on integrity, but no impact on confidentiality or availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.