PT-2025-17206 · Ibm · Ibm I

Published 2025-04-17 · Updated 2025-07-17 · CVE-2025-2947

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM i version 7.6

Description The issue is related to a privilege escalation due to incorrect profile swapping in an OS command, allowing a malicious actor to gain root access to the host operating system.

Recommendations For IBM i version 7.6, apply the necessary patch or fix to resolve the privilege escalation issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vulnerable OS command until a patch is available.

Fix

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-278

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-06854

CVE-2025-2947

Affected Products

Ibm I

References · 10

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-06854 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2947 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-2947 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvetracker/21866 · Telegram Post
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7231025 · Vendor Advisory, Patch
• https://twitter.com/vulns_space/status/1912926227641348449 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/129342 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1912943226585256385 · Twitter Post
• https://ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ04908 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/23245 · Telegram Post