CVE-2025-33103 HIGH

CVE-2025-33103: IBM i privilege escalation

Vendor Ibm
Product i
Weakness CWE-250
Published May 17, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated