Elevated Privileges via Unqualified Lib Call in IBM Job Scheduler for i 7.2-7.6
CVE-2025-33122 Published on June 17, 2025

IBM i privilege escalation
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call in IBM Advanced Job Scheduler for i. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-33122 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

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

Weakness Type

What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?

The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

CVE-2025-33122 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-33122

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Affected Versions

IBM i:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.06%
Percentile
17.69%

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.