Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in IBM i Product by IBM
CVE-2025-2947

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
I
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 April 2025

Summary

The IBM i 7.6 product is susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability resulting from improper profile swapping in an OS command. This flaw can potentially allow a malicious actor to exploit the system, elevating their privileges to gain unauthorized root access to the host operating system. Organizations using this version are encouraged to implement the latest security measures and patches to mitigate potential risks.

Affected Version(s)

i 7.6

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7231025
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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