Description
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a local 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. IBM X-Force ID: 288171.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158240
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/288171
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
6.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-250
Status
published
Products (1)
ibm/i
7.3 - 7.5
Published
Jun 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026