CVE-2025-33122 IBM i privilege escalation
A malicious actor can gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary code via an unqualified library call in IBM Advanced Job Scheduler.
- 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-2025-33122?
CVE-2025-33122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm I, published on 17 Jun 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-33122?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm I.
How do I fix CVE-2025-33122?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-33122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-33122 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-33122 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-2mr2-h34m-mpr7.