What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-2947?

CVE-2025-2947 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Which versions of IBM are affected by CVE-2025-2947?

Organizations using IBM i 7.6 face moderate risk from CVE-2025-2947 rated CVSS 7.2. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-2947?

Within 7 days: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches promptly. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

IBM CVE-2025-2947

HIGH

Insecure Preserved Inherited Permissions (CWE-278)

2025-04-17 psirt@us.ibm.com

Command Injection IBM Privilege Escalation

7.2

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.2 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:37 vuln.today

CVE Published

Apr 17, 2025 - 17:15 nvd

HIGH 7.2

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM i 7.6

contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect profile swapping in an OS command. A malicious actor can use the command to elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.

AnalysisAI

IBM i 7.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect profile swapping in an OS command. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-278. IBM i 7.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect profile swapping in an OS command. A malicious actor can use the command to elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system. Affected products include: Ibm I.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.