FKIE_CVE-2025-2947

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-04-17 17:15 - Updated: 2025-07-17 18:37
Severity ?
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7231025Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm i 7.6
ibm i -
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