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CVE-2024-27264: IBM Performance Tools for i privilege escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

IBM Performance Tools for i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 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: 284563.

Affected products

• IBM i: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284563
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154595
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284563
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7154595

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