CVE-2025-3218 (GCVE-0-2025-3218)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-07 01:10 – Updated: 2025-09-01 00:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM i improper certificate validation
Summary
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to authentication and authorization attacks due to incorrect validation processing in IBM i Netserver. A malicious actor could use the weaknesses, in conjunction with brute force authentication attacks or to bypass authority restrictions, to access the server.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-07 13:22 UTC
CWE
- CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232750 | vendor-advisorypatch |
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