CVE-2024-55898
IBM i privilege escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Feb 24, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 24, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 12, 2024
Description
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | ibm |
Weaknesses
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
iIBM |
|
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183835vendor-advisory
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