CVE-2021-29707
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 23 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.30% (23rd) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
IBM HMC (Hardware Management Console) V9.1.910.0 and V9.2.950.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root access on a restricted shell. IBM X-Force ID: 200879.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
8.4
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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
v3.08.4highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@us.ibm.com USexploitability 2.5 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-269USLLM-inferred
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm hardware management console= 9.1.910.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm hardware management console= 9.2.950.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200879cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-shell-affects-power-hardware-management-console-cve-2021-29707/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6473347cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200879enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6473347enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200879VDB Entrynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6473347Vendor Advisorynvd
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