CVE-2025-36367
IBM i is affected by a privilege escalation in IBM i SQL services
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Nov 1, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 15, 2025
Description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i SQL services authorization check. A malicious actor can use the elevated privileges of another user profile to gain root access to the host operating system.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | ibm |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
iIBM |
|
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7249915vendor-advisorypatch
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