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IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 s vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i Web Administration GUI authorization check.  A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

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IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

IBM i Release5770-DG1
PTF Number(s)
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7.6SJ08417https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ08417
7.5SJ08418https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ08418
7.4SJ08419https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ08419
7.3SJ08604https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ08604
7.2SJ08818https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ08818

IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

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