IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 could expose information that could be used to to create attacks by not validating the return values from some m…

published 2021-09-01 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-16327

cvss: 4.3; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 could expose information that could be used to to create attacks by not validating the return values from some methods or functions. IBM X-Force ID: 205529.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6480413 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/S:U/AC:L/C:L/I:N/AV:N/UI:N/A:N/PR:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Planning Analytics Local

Classification

Weakness

CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6480413
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/205529
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-29853
NVD CVE-2021-29853

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