CVE-2024-22346: IBM i privilege escalation

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Db2 for IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 infrastructure could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege. IBM X-Force ID: 280203.

Affected products

IBM i: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/280203
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7140499
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/280203
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7140499

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