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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-27275

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by an insufficient authority requirement.

Published Jun 15, 2024 · catalog updated Nov 3, 2026 · IBM i 7.2, 7.3,

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-27275. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of IBM i 7.2, 7.3, is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (IBM i 7.2, 7.3,).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.15%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe ibm/i

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by an insufficient authority requirement. A local user without administrator privilege can configure a physical file trigger to execute with the privileges of a user socially engineered to access the target file. The correction is to require administrator privilege to configure trigger support.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • cpe ibm/i7.2
  • cpe ibm/i7.3
  • cpe ibm/i7.4
  • cpe ibm/i7.5

How to fix CVE-2024-27275

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 7.2 · 3 other packages on the advisory

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-27275. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of IBM i 7.2, 7.3, is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-266; CWE-287: Improper Authentication. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 15, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by an insufficient authority requirement. A local user without administrator privilege can configure a physical file trigger to execute with the privileges of a user socially engineered to access the target file. The correction is to require administrator privilege to configure trigger support.

  2. Nov 3, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by an insufficient authority requirement. A local user without administrator privilege can configure a physical file trigger to execute with the privileges of a user socially engineered to access the target file. The correction is to require administrator privilege to configure trigger support.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-27275

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-27275

    IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by an insufficient authority requirement. A local user without administrator privilege can configure a physical file trigger to execute with the privileges of a user socially engineered to acc

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 4, 2026