# CVE-2025-36244

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-36244
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 7.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-454
- **Published:** Sep 16, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Mar 13, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- IBM — AIX (7.2)
- IBM — AIX (7.3)
- IBM — VIOS (3.1)
- IBM — VIOS (4.1)

## References

- [CNA](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7245092)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.12%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 2.1

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._