CVE-2025-2947 (GCVE-0-2025-2947)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-17 17:10 – Updated: 2025-08-28 16:40
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Summary
IBM i 7.6  contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect profile swapping in an OS command.  A malicious actor can use the command to elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-278 - Insecure Preserved Inherited Permissions
Assigner
ibm
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Vendor Product Version
IBM i Affected: 7.6
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