High severity · published Dec 14, 2021
CVE-2021-38950
IBM MQ on HPE NonStop 8.0.4 and 8.1.0 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when SharedBindingsUserId is set to effective
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ on HPE NonStop 8.0.4 and 8.1.0 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when SharedBindingsUserId is set to effective. IBM X-ForceID: 211404.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MF
MQ For Hpe Nonstop · Ibm
8.0.4; 8.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38950
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38950
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211404
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525810
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