CVE-2021-20401

mediumpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.15% (5th) EPSS

CVSS 4.6 · medium

Is it mine?

11 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 196075.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.05.9mediumCVSS:3.0/S:C/I:N/A:N/AV:L/C:H/PR:N/AC:H/UI:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.05.9mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@us.ibm.com USexploitability 1.4 · impact 4

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-798USprimary

affected products (11)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

IBM QRadar SIEMall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:qradar_siem:-
IBM QRadar SIEM <7.3.3 Patch 7all versionscert_bundDE
IBM QRadar SIEM <7.4.2 Patch 2all versionscert_bundDE
IBM QRadar SIEM< 7.3.3 Patch 7cert_bundDE
IBM QRadar SIEM< 7.4.2 Patch 2cert_bundDE
IBM QRadar SIEM≤ 7.4enisa_euvdEU
IBM QRadar SIEM≤ 7.3enisa_euvdEU
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 → 7.4.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm qradar security information and event manager= 7.4.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2026-3721IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-05-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentifizierter, lokaler oder benachbarter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, beliebigen Code auszuführen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand auszulösen.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2021-05-05modified 2026-06-17

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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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