CVE-2024-55898 IBM i privilege escalation
A user with compile or restore capabilities can gain administrator privileges via unqualified library calls in IBM i.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-55898?
CVE-2024-55898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, published on 24 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55898?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm I.
How do I fix CVE-2024-55898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-55898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55898 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm I
- CVE-2026-96119 IBM i is Affected By An Improper Control of Code Generation Vulnerability in HTTP Server Administration GUI
- CVE-2026-16860 IBM i is Affected By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability []
- 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-pppq-x5vp-whw6.