IBM Security Verify Access 20.07 could disclose sensitive information in HTTP server headers that could be used in further attacks against…

published 2021-05-31 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-8003

cvss: 5.3; 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 63%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Security Verify Access 20.07 could disclose sensitive information in HTTP server headers that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 199398.

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Exploit prediction

1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/S:U/C:L/PR:N/AV:N/AC:L/I:N/A:N/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Security Verify Access

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6457315
not-applicable, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/199398
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-20585
NVD CVE-2021-20585

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