CVE-2021-20488
lowpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.2 could allow an authenticated malicious user to change the passwords of other users in the Windows AD environment when IBM Security Identity Manager Windows Password Synch Plug-in is deployed and configured. IBM X-Force ID: 197789.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.1–7.5
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affected products (4)
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references (10)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197789cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20488cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-identity-manager-password-synchronization-plug-in-for-windows-ad-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities-cve-2021-20483-cve-2021-20488-2/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-identity-manager-password-synchronization-plug-in-for-windows-ad-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities-cve-2021-20483-cve-2021-20488/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-verify-password-synchronization-plug-in-for-windows-ad-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities-cve-2021-20488-cve-2021-20494-cve-2021-20572-cve-2021-20573-cve-2021-20/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6464081cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197789enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6464081enisa_euvd
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