IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 stores NIM private keys used in NIM environments in an insecure way which is susceptible to unauthorized access by an attacker using man in the middle techniques.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173 Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.1 · ibmNVD modified 2026-10-18 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 4
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7251173 Vendor Advisory