CVE-2024-25050: IBM i privilege escalation

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 and IBM Rational Development Studio for i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 networking and compiler 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 privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 283242.

Affected products

IBM i: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
IBM Rational Developer For I: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283242
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149616
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149672
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283242
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149616
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149672

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