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CVE-2025-36367

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Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i SQL services authorization check. A malicious actor can use the elevated privileges of another user profile to gain root access to the host operating system.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-01 12:15:35.130000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
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  "published": "2025-11-01T12:15:35.130",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
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    },
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