CVE-2024-55898CWE-427

IBM i privilege escalation

High · published February 24, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00446 · 37.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2025-02-24T02:01Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 FEB 02:01Z
    IBM i privilege escalation
    cvelistv5