IBM PowerVM Hypervisor Local Admin Leak via Virtual TPM (FW950.00FW1110.03)
CVE-2025-36238 Published on February 2, 2026
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-36238 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
The application does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the application does.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-36238
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Affected Versions
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor:- Version FW1110.00, <= FW1110.03 is affected.
- Version FW1060.00, <= FW1060.51 is affected.
- Version FW950.00, <= FW950.F0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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