Vulnerability · Published Apr 17, 2025 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2025-2947IBM i privilege escalation
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw 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)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM i 7.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect profile swapping in an OS command. A malicious actor can use the command to elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-278 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7231025 vendor-advisory, patch