CVE-2025-2947

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 v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7231025	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-04-17 17:15

Updated : 2025-07-17 18:37

NVD link : CVE-2025-2947

Mitre link : CVE-2025-2947

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-2947

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

i

CWE

CWE-278

Insecure Preserved Inherited Permissions

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