CVE-2024-25050 IBM i privilege escalation
A local attacker can gain administrator privileges on IBM i systems by exploiting an unqualified library call in the networking and compiler infrastructure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-25050?
CVE-2024-25050 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, published on 28 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 and IBM Rational Development Studio for i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 networking and compiler infrastructure could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 283242.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25050?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm I, Ibm Rational Developer for I.
How do I fix CVE-2024-25050?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-25050 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25050 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-17083 IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in the Debug Server
- CVE-2026-17218 IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Line Printer Daemon []
- CVE-2026-17276 IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Navigator for i
Sources
Also known as GHSA-548g-3cxj-m7m4.