CVE-2021-20538
mediumpriority · track · 36OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.5.0.0 and 1.5.0.1 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information or perform actions they should not have access to due to incorrect authorization mechanisms. IBM X-Force ID: 198919.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 4.8–9.1
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affected products (4)
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references (7)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198919cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cloud-pak-for-security-is-vulnerable-to-cve-2021-20538-and-cve-2021-20577/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6450849cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198919enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6450849enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198919VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6450849Vendor Advisorynvd
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