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7.4

IBM i privilege escalation

CVE-2024-27275 · published 2 years ago
Summary

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by an insufficient authority requirement. A local user without administrator privilege can configure a physical file trigger to execute with the privileges of a user socially engineered to access the target file....

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
ibm i 7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
IBM i privilege escalation
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by an insufficient authority requirement. A local user without administrator privilege can configure a physical file trigger to execute with the privileges of a user socially engineered to access the target file. The correction is to require administrator privilege to configure trigger support.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
7.4 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CWE-287Improper Authentication
Timeline
Published15 Jun 2024
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2024-27275 · NVD
CVE-2024-27275 · MITRE
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