CVE-2025-36238 | Power System Exposure of Sensitive System Information

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1110.00 through FW1110.03, FW1060.00 through FW1060.51, and FW950.00 through FW950.F0 could allow a local user with administration privileges to obtain sensitive information from a Virtual TPM through a series of PowerVM service procedures.

Published: 2026-02-02 Last update: 2026-02-19 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-36238 is rated Low Risk (25.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-36238

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.01% 0.15% +0.15%
2 2026-02-03 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-36238

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.5 4.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-36238

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-36238

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.00 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.10 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.11 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.20 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.30 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.40 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.50 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.60 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.70 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.71 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.80 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.90 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.a0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.a0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.b0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.b0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.c0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.c0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.c1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.c1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.c2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.c2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.d0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.d0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.d1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.d1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.e0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.e0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.e1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.e1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950.f0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw950.f0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1060.00 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1060.10 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1060.12 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1060.20 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1060.21 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1060.40 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1060.41 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1060.50 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1060.51 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1060.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1110.00 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1110.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1110.01 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1110.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1110.03 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:fw1110.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-36238

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