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CVE-2025-33109

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by an invalid database authority check.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.37%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by an invalid database authority check. A bad actor could execute a database procedure or function without having all required permissions, in addition to causing denial of service for some database actions.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.37% probability · 30th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-250
Affected
ibm/i
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.