CVE-2025-33103
moderate-risk
Published 2025-05-17
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.
Do I need to act?
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0.18% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Vendors
References (1)
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7233799
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
25/34 · High
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
12/34 · Low