What is CVE-2022-41291?

CVE-2022-41291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-41291?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2022-41291

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 236699.

Published 2022-10-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Aix
IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-613 — Insufficient Session Expiration

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6823109 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236699 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41291?: CVE-2022-41291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-41291?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.