IBM Security SOAR performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses o…

published 2021-08-23 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-16276

cvss: 5.6; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Security SOAR performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

ibm resilient_security_orchestration_automation_and_response 1.6.1

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Exploit prediction

0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.6	CVSS:3.0/A:L/C:L/AC:H/I:L/UI:N/PR:N/AV:N/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CNA	3.0	5.6	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

IBM Security

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6482689
vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/204059
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-29802
NVD CVE-2021-29802

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