IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.7.0.0, 1.7.1.0, 1.7.2.0, and 1.8.0.0 could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions due to imp…

published 2021-09-30 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-7996

cvss: 5.4; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.7.0.0, 1.7.1.0, 1.7.2.0, and 1.8.0.0 could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions due to improper or missing authentication controls. IBM X-Force ID: 199282.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6493729 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/C:L/AC:L/PR:N/A:N/I:L/AV:A/S:U/UI:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

IBM Cloud Pak for Security

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6493729
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/199282
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-20578
NVD CVE-2021-20578

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