PT-2025-7697 · Ibm · Ibm I

Published 2025-02-23 · Updated 2025-03-01 · CVE-2024-55898

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.5

Description The issue allows a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

Recommendations For IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.5, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent users from gaining elevated privileges.

Fix

LPE

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-06819

CVE-2024-55898

Affected Products

Ibm I

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-55898 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183835 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-06819 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55898 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/112204 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1895428856083034312 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1895791260570632588 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/18771 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/1893851494245433535 · Twitter Post