VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-3218
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.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.25%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- ibm/i
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232750Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.