Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in IBM i - CVE-2025-2947

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Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in IBM i - CVE-2025-2947

Published: April 18, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107603
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2947
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM i

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect profile swapping in an OS command. A remote privileged user can use the command to elevate privileges to gain root access to the host perating system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-2947

Install updates from vendor's website.

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