Auth bypass in IBM I
CVE-2024-27275
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM I — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7157637 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (VDB Entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-27275?
- CVE-2024-27275 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM I, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2024-06-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-27275?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.