High severity · published Jul 24, 2025
CVE-2025-33109
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by an invalid database authority check
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by an invalid database authority check. A bad actor could execute a database procedure or function without having all required permissions, in addition to causing denial of service for some database actions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
I
I · Ibm
7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33109
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33109
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7240410
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