---
id: CVE-2024-27275
title: >-
  IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation
  vulnerability caused by an insufficient authority requirement
summary: >-
  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 priv…
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-266
  - CWE-287
vendor: ibm
product: i
affected:
  - i = 7.2
  - i = 7.3
  - i = 7.4
  - i = 7.5
published: '2024-06-15'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T22:17:16.420'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27275'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7157637'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/285203'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7157637'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2024-08-30T03:56:02.152936Z'
epss: 0.00155
epssPercentile: 0.04709
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T06:38:03.568Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `i = 7.2`
- `i = 7.3`
- `i = 7.4`
- `i = 7.5`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.