IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its ow…

published 2021-07-15 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-7955

cvss: 6.5; 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 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID:198918

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6471895 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	6.5	CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/UI:N/PR:L/I:N/S:U/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	6.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Security Verify Access Docker

Classification

Weakness

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6471895
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/198918
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-20537
NVD CVE-2021-20537

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