CVE-2024-31890

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/288171	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158240	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/288171	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158240	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Jul 2025, 20:03

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/288171 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/288171 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158240 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158240 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Ibm Ibm i
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:::::::*

Information

Published : 2024-06-21 10:15

Updated : 2025-07-17 20:03

NVD link : CVE-2024-31890

Mitre link : CVE-2024-31890

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-31890

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

i

CWE

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

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