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01 Record

CVE-2025-33109

IBM i privilege escalation

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

IBM i privilege escalation

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 38.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2025-07-24 15:06Z1 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-02-26 17:50Z8 MO AGO
Reserved
2025-04-15
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary PrivilegesBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
d939a732c64ac021876a9e2b3b2bb83e42b2a4714bd5af46b9bbff91ac22d2d4

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMi7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6—

06 References

07 Remediation

The issue can be addressed by applying PTFs to IBM i. IBM i releases 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3. and 7.2 will be addressed. The IBM i 5770-SS1 PTF numbers listed below resolve the vulnerability. 7.6SJ05809 SJ05810 SJ05837 SJ05960 SJ06021 SJ06219 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05809 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05810 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05837 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05960 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ06021 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ06219 7.5SJ05838 SJ05847 SJ05850 SJ05851 SJ05953 SJ06022 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05838 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05847 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05850 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05851 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05953 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ06022 7.4SJ05839 SJ05846 SJ05852 SJ05853 SJ05959 SJ06023 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05839 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05846 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05852 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05853 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ05959 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ06023 7.3SJ05840 SJ05845