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CVE-2021-20538 json

IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.5.0.0 and 1.5.0.1 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information or perform actions they should not…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-7956

cvss
4.8
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

Summary

IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.5.0.0 and 1.5.0.1 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information or perform actions they should not have access to due to incorrect authorization mechanisms. IBM X-Force ID: 198919.

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Exploit prediction

0.74% 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 4.8 CVSS:3.0/I:L/PR:N/AC:H/AV:N/S:U/C:L/UI:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
NVD 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA 3.0 4.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • IBM Cloud Pak for Security

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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