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CVE-2024-55898: IBM i privilege escalation
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-02-24 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-427
Description
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.
Affected products
- IBM i: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
References
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