CVE-2025-36367
HIGHIBM i 7.2-7.6 - Missing Authorization Leading to Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7249915
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-862
Status
published
Products (5)
ibm/i
7.2
ibm/i
7.3
ibm/i
7.4
ibm/i
7.5
ibm/i
7.6
Published
Nov 01, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026