CVE-2025-2947

CRITICAL EPSS 27.4%

Published Apr 17, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

9.8 CVSS 3.1

Critical

Published Apr 17, 2025 1y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score

9.8

Exploitability

3.9

Impact

5.9

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

27.4% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-278

Affected Products 2

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
ibm	i	7.6	any
ibm	i	*	any

References 1

ibm.com https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7231025

Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.