Vulnerability details
CVE-2025-33103
IBM i
IBM i privilege escalation
CVSS 3.1
8.5High
Official description
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (ibm) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | i | 7.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| IBM | i | 7.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| IBM | i | 7.4 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| IBM | i | 7.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| IBM | i | 7.6 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7233799 vendor-advisorypatch
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Details
- Published
- 2025-05-17
- Last updated
- 2026-02-26
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- ibm
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
39.3%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges