CVE-2021-20337
mediumpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 8 and 7.4.0 to 7.4.3 GA uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 194448.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm qradar security information and event manager7.3.0 → 7.3.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm qradar security information and event manager= 7.3.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm qradar security information and event manager7.4.0 → 7.4.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm qradar security information and event manager= 7.4.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1872IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-07-25csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer oder authentifizierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen und einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/194448cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20337cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-QRadar-SIEM-information-disclosure-via-Weak-Cryptographic-Algorithms-35986cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2524cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-qradar-siem-uses-weaker-than-expected-cryptographic-algorithms-cve-2021-20337/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6474847cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/194448enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6474847enisa_euvd
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