Vulnerability · Published Feb 24, 2025 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2024-55898IBM i privilege escalation

High 8.5

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled search path in i from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	i	7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183835 vendor-advisory