High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 21, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-31890

Description

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a local 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. IBM X-Force ID: 288171.

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Affected products

IBM/I2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.3,<=7.5
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
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References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/288171nvdVendor Advisory
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158240nvdVendor Advisory

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