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CVE-2025-2947: IBM i privilege escalation
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 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: 2025-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-278
Description
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.
Affected products
- IBM i: 7.6
References
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