IBM i is affected by a privilege escalation in IBM i SQL services

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i SQL services authorization check. A malicious actor can use the elevated privileges of another user profile to gain root access to the host operating system.

Problem type

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected products

IBM

7.6 - AFFECTED

7.5 - AFFECTED

7.4 - AFFECTED

7.3 - AFFECTED

7.2 - AFFECTED

References

ibm.com

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7249915

vendor-advisorypatch

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-gpxj-jvh6-f2r2

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpxj-jvh6-f2r2

nvd.nist.gov

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36367

ibm.com

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7249915

github.com

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpxj-jvh6-f2r2

JSON source

Click to expand

{
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "cveMetadata": {
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-36367",
    "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522",
    "assignerShortName": "ibm",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-11-01T12:07:50.167Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-04-15T21:16:55.332Z",
    "datePublished": "2025-11-01T12:01:31.137Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "containers": {
    "cna": {
      "providerMetadata": {
        "orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522",
        "shortName": "ibm",
        "dateUpdated": "2025-11-01T12:07:50.167Z"
      },
      "title": "IBM i is affected by a privilege escalation in IBM i SQL services",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i SQL services authorization check. A malicious actor can use the elevated privileges of another user profile to gain root access to the host operating system.",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "type": "text/html",
              "base64": false,
              "value": "<p>IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i SQL services authorization check. A malicious actor can use the elevated privileges of another user profile to gain root access to the host operating system.</p>"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "vendor": "IBM",
          "product": "i",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "7.6",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "7.5",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "7.4",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "7.3",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "7.2",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "description": "CWE-862 Missing Authorization",
              "cweId": "CWE-862",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7249915",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "patch"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "format": "CVSS",
          "scenarios": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "GENERAL"
            }
          ],
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "version": "3.1",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 8.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH"
          }
        }
      ],
      "solutions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Remediation/Fixes IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. IBM i Release 5770-SS1 PTF Number(s) PTF Download Link(s) 7.6 SJ07552 SJ07650 SJ07651 SJ07652 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07552 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07650 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07651 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07652 7.5 SJ07553 SJ07653 SJ07654 SJ07655 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07553 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07653 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07654 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07655 7.4 SJ07554 SJ07656 SJ07657 SJ07658 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07554 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07656 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07657 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07658 7.3 SJ07555 SJ07659 SJ07660 SJ07661 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07555 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07659 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07660 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07661 7.2 SJ07556 SJ07662 SJ07663 SJ07664 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07556 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07662 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07663 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07664 IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported version of the affected product.",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "type": "text/html",
              "base64": false,
              "value": "<p>Remediation/Fixes IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. IBM i Release 5770-SS1 PTF Number(s) PTF Download Link(s) 7.6 SJ07552 SJ07650 SJ07651 SJ07652 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07552 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07650 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07651 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07652 7.5 SJ07553 SJ07653 SJ07654 SJ07655 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07553 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07653 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07654 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07655 7.4 SJ07554 SJ07656 SJ07657 SJ07658 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07554 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07656 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07657 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07658 7.3 SJ07555 SJ07659 SJ07660 SJ07661 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07555 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07659 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07660 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07661 7.2 SJ07556 SJ07662 SJ07663 SJ07664 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07556 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07662 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07663 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ07664 IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported version of the affected product.</p>"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Mitre source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2025-36367