IBM i privilege escalation
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-250Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.
Summary
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by an invalid database authority check. A bad actor could execute a database procedure or function without having all required permissions, in addition to causing denial of service for some database actions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0045 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | i | 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- i VendorIBM Affected 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-33109
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwp5-77ch-c7c8
References
More IBM I vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-18115 IBM i privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-14283 IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Line Printer Daemon [] CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-14729 IBM i command execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-14279 IBM i is Affected By Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in NFS [, ] CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-14196 IBM i is Affected By Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in NFS [, ] CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-13994 IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Simple Mail Transfer Protocol CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-33109 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-33109 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwp5-77ch-c7c8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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