CVE-2025-2947 IBM i privilege escalation
A malicious actor can exploit incorrect profile swapping in an OS command to elevate privileges and gain root access on IBM i systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-2947?
CVE-2025-2947 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, published on 17 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-278
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2947?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm I.
How do I fix CVE-2025-2947?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2947 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-2947 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2947 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-m92c-q898-572x.