IBM i privilege escalation
Priority LOW 35CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call in IBM Advanced Job Scheduler for i. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00423 36th 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-33122
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mr2-h34m-mpr7
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-2025-33122 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-33122 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2mr2-h34m-mpr7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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