IBM Security Verify Information Queue 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 sends user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by an authenticated user…

published 2021-02-12 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-7828

cvss: 5.3; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Security Verify Information Queue 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 sends user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by an authenticated user using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 198190.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6414773 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/C:H/PR:L/UI:N/I:N/AC:H/A:N/S:U/AV:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Security Verify Information Queue

Classification

Weakness

CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6414773
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/196190
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-20410
NVD CVE-2021-20410

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