CVE-2024-47191

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—Elevated

7.1

pam_oath.so in oath-toolkit 2.6.7 through 2.6.11 before 2.6.12 allows root privilege escalation because, in the context of PAM code running as root, it mishandles usersfile access, such as by calling fchown in the presence of a symlink.

CVSS v3: 7.1
EG Score: 7.1(medium)
EPSS: 22.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 9, 2024

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (17)

cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3235a52f6b87cd1c5da6508f421ac261f5e33a70
cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3271139989fde35ab0163b558fc29e80c3a280e5
cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/60d9902b5c20f27e70f8e9c816bfdc0467567e1a
cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/95ef255e6a401949ce3f67609bf8aac2029db418
cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/issues/43
cve@mitrehttps://security.opensuse.org/2024/10/04/oath-toolkit-vulnerability.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/security/CVE-2024-47191
cve@mitrehttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/05/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/15/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/17/1

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-47191(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

RHSA-2025:9775
Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ceph Storage 8.1 security, bug fix, and enhancement updates

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	pskctool (2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1) @ jammy	2026-05-21	ubuntu
ubuntu	pskctool (2.6.11-3ubuntu1) @ oracular	2026-05-21	ubuntu
redhat	oath-toolkit-0:2.6.12-1.el9cp	2025-06-26	redhat
redhat	oath-toolkit-0:2.6.12-1.el8cp	2025-05-07	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-22Path Traversal

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-47191?

CVE-2024-47191 is a high vulnerability published on October 9, 2024. pam_oath.so in oath-toolkit 2.6.7 through 2.6.11 before 2.6.12 allows root privilege escalation because, in the context of PAM code running as root, it mishandles usersfile access, such as by calling fchown in the presence of a symlink.

When was CVE-2024-47191 disclosed?

CVE-2024-47191 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 9, 2024, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-47191 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-47191 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-47191?

CVE-2024-47191 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-47191?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-47191, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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