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CVE-2024-55898: ibm i Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 8.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 24-02-2025Last modified 24-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-55898 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in ibm i. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product
  • i7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links