CVE-2025-36367

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7249915	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:::::::*

History

18 Oct 2026, 21:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3 y 7.2 es vulnerable a la escalada de privilegios causada por una verificación de autorización inválida de los servicios SQL de IBM i. Un actor malicioso puede usar los privilegios elevados de otro perfil de usuario para obtener acceso de root al sistema operativo host.

Information

Published : 2025-11-01 12:15

Updated : 2026-10-18 21:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-36367

Mitre link : CVE-2025-36367

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-36367

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

i

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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