Privilege escalation in IBM I

CVE-2024-35122

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 is vulnerable to a file level local denial of service caused by an insufficient authority requirement. A local non-privileged user can configure a referential constraint with the privileges of a user socially engineered to access the target file.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-35122: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35122?
CVE-2024-35122 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM I, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2025-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-35122?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.