IBM AIX 7.3, VIOS 4.1.1: Arbitrary Code Exec via Perl Pathname Issue
CVE-2025-33112 Published on June 10, 2025
IBM AIX command execution
IBM AIX 7.3 and IBM VIOS 4.1.1 Perl implementation could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability to execute arbitrary code due to improper neutralization of pathname input.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-33112 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Relative Path Traversal
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. This allows attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory.
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Affected Versions
IBM AIX:- Version 7.3 is affected.
- Version 4.1.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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