IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that th…

published 2021-11-12 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-25422

cvss: 4.3; 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 Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515526 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.63% 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	4.3	CVSS:3.0/C:N/S:U/A:N/UI:N/AV:N/PR:L/I:L/AC:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6515526
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/212799
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-38985
NVD CVE-2021-38985

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