title: IBM i privilege escalation
description: The IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product Facsimile Support 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:  254016.
problem types: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: i
vendor: IBM
versions:
status: affected, version: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.4
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL