CVE-2021-20418
mediumpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.96% (62nd) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196279.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
9.8
010
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 4.7–9.8
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.04.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@us.ibm.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 1.4
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weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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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/196279cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021090903cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-guardium-is-affected-by-a-weak-password-policy-vulnerability-cve-2021-20418/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6479899cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196279enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6479899enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196279VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6479899Vendor Advisorynvd
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