PT-2025-21797 · Ibm · Ibm Tcp/Ip Connectivity Utilities For I+1

Published 2025-05-17 · Updated 2025-05-19 · CVE-2025-33103

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.6

Description: A privilege escalation issue exists in the IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i product, allowing a malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system to elevate privileges and gain root access to the host operating system.

Recommendations: For IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.6, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent privilege escalation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-250

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-11363

CVE-2025-33103

Affected Products

Ibm Tcp/Ip Connectivity Utilities For I

Ibm I

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33103 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-11363 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-33103 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1923805554276958506 · Twitter Post
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7233799 · Vendor Advisory, Patch
• https://twitter.com/threatsbank/status/1924360092230545707 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/latest_high_impact_cve/2394 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/122771 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvetracker/24102 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/1923778640791142807 · Twitter Post