CVE-2025-2947

HIGHNVD 7.27.2—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

7.2

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.

CVSS v3: 7.2
EG Score: 7.2(medium)
EPSS: 22.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 17, 2025

Last Modified

July 17, 2025

References (1)

psirt@ushttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7231025

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-278

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-31 22:30 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:30 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:16 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:16 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-30 07:10 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-29 13:44 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-2947?

CVE-2025-2947 is a high vulnerability published on April 17, 2025. 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.

When was CVE-2025-2947 disclosed?

CVE-2025-2947 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 17, 2025, with the most recent update on July 17, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-2947 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-2947 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

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

CVE-2025-2947 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-2947?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-2947, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-2947

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