Medium severity · published May 14, 2021
CVE-2021-20565
IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.4.0.0, 1.5.0.0, 1.5.0.1, 1.6.0.0, and 1.6.0.1 uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can…
5.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.4.0.0, 1.5.0.0, 1.5.0.1, 1.6.0.0, and 1.6.0.1 uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can be modified by an untrusted actor in a way that bypasses the protection mechanism. IBM X-Force ID: 199236.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cloud Pak for Security · IBM
1.4.0.0; 1.6.0.0; 1.5.0.1; 1.5.0.0; 1.6.0.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20565
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20565
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199236
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6453115
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