CVE-2021-20408
lowpriority · track · 22OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
IBM Security Verify Information Queue 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 could disclose highly sensitive information to a local user due to inproper storage of a plaintext cryptographic key. IBM X-Force ID: 198187.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.1–7.1
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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- ibm security verify information queue= 1.0.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_information_queue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm security verify information queue= 1.0.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_information_queue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196187cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20408cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-verify-information-queue-does-not-sufficiently-protect-the-key-that-encrypts-and-decrypts-product-credentials-cve-2021-20408/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6414767cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196187enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6414767enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196187VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6414767PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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