Vulnerability details

CVE-2025-36004

IBM i

IBM i privilege escalation

CVSS 3.1

8.8High

Official description

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call in IBM Facsimile Support for i. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
8.8High	3.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (ibm)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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)

References and advisories

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7237732 vendor-advisorypatch

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Details

Published: 2025-06-25
Last updated: 2026-02-26
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): ibm

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.55%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

46.3%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: No
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element