IBM i 7.6 Privilege Escalation via OS Command Profile Swapping
CVE-2025-2947 Published on April 17, 2025

IBM i privilege escalation
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-2947 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Insecure Preserved Inherited Permissions

A product inherits a set of insecure permissions for an object, e.g. when copying from an archive file, without user awareness or involvement.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-2947

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Affected Versions

IBM i Version 7.6 is affected by CVE-2025-2947

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.22%
Percentile
44.96%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.