CVE-2025-36367 | IBM i is affected by a privilege escalation in IBM i SQL services

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.

Published: 2025-11-01 Last update: 2025-11-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-36367 is rated Moderate Risk (41.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-36367

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.03% 0.26% +0.22%
2 2026-03-30 0.05% 0.03% -0.02%
3 2025-12-03 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-36367

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-36367

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-36367

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm i 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm i 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm i 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm i 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm i 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-36367

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