What is CVE-2024-47102?

CVE-2024-47102 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-12-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-47102?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Aix

CVE-2024-47102

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX perfstat kernel extension to cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2024-12-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Aix — versions 7.2, 7.3
IBM Vios — versions 3.1, 4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179826 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-47102?: CVE-2024-47102 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-12-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-47102?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.