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.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Ibm I — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.