CVE-2025-33122Network attack vector

Administrator code execution via unqualified library call

Published Jun 17, 2025 · Updated Aug 24, 2025

Privilege escalation in IBM Advanced Job Scheduler on IBM releases 7.2 through 7.6 allows remote authenticated users to run administrator code. An unqualified library call lets the scheduler resolve and load user-controlled code from a searched library instead of a fully qualified trusted library. Exploitation requires an authenticated user who can compile or restore a program, after which the injected code receives administrator privilege.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in IBM Advanced Job Scheduler on IBM releases 7.2 through 7.6 allows remote authenticated users to run administrator code. An unqualified library call lets the scheduler resolve and load user-controlled code from a searched library instead of a fully qualified trusted library. Exploitation requires an authenticated user who can compile or restore a program, after which the injected code receives administrator privilege.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-33122
Published
Jun 17, 2025
Updated
Aug 24, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM i
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.2
  2. Affected versionversion=7.3
  3. Affected versionversion=7.4
  4. Affected versionversion=7.5
  5. Affected versionversion=7.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM iversion=7.2; version=7.3; version=7.4; version=7.5; version=7.6

Published CVSS scores

7.5IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574Hijack Execution Flow

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