CVE-2025-33109 IBM i privilege escalation
Attackers can execute unauthorized database procedures and cause denial of service due to invalid authority checks 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-2025-33109?
CVE-2025-33109 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, published on 24 Jul 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, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by an invalid database authority check. A bad actor could execute a database procedure or function without having all required permissions, in addition to causing denial of service for some database actions.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-33109?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm I.
How do I fix CVE-2025-33109?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-33109 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-33109 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-33109 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-fwp5-77ch-c7c8.