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. A malicious actor could use the weaknesses, in conjunction with brute force authentication attacks or to bypass authority restrictions, to access the server.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232750	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Jul 2025, 20:53

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-07 02:15

Updated : 2025-07-03 20:53

NVD link : CVE-2025-3218

Mitre link : CVE-2025-3218

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-3218

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

i

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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