CVE-2021-20399
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEUUSEPSS · 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 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 196073.
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–critical · 6.4–9.1
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196073cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20399cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-QRadar-SIEM-external-XML-entity-injection-35996cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2536cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-qradar-siem-is-vulnerable-to-an-xml-external-entity-injection-xxe-attack-cve-2021-20399/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6475263cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196073enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6475263enisa_euvd
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