CVE-2025-33103
IBM i privilege escalation
CVSS Score
8.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.
| CWE | CWE-250 |
| Vendor | ibm |
| Product | i |
| Published | May 17, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
IBM / i
7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6