# CVE-2025-36250: IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 NIM server (formerly known as NIM master) service (nimesis) could allow…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-36250-ibm-aix-7-2-and-7-3-and-ibm-vios-3-1-and-4-1-nim-server-formerly  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-36250 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Published 2025-11-13

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 NIM server (formerly known as NIM master) service (nimesis) 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-2024-56346.

Technologies: [IBM Aix](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/aix), [IBM Vios](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/vios). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-36250 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-36250 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-36250?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 13 November 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Aix, IBM Vios. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-36250?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-36250?** Check whether you run IBM Aix or IBM Vios. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- IBM Aix
- IBM Vios

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