High severity · published Jul 28, 2022
CVE-2021-39088
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation if this could be combined with other unknown vulnerabilities then privilege escalation could be…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation if this could be combined with other unknown vulnerabilities then privilege escalation could be performed. IBM X-Force ID: 216111.
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 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
QS
Qradar Security Information And Event Manager · Ibm
7.3.0 before 7.3.3; 7.4.0 before 7.4.3; 7.3.3; 7.3.3; 7.3.3; 7.3.3; +15 more · source: NVD
Affected product
QS
Qradar Security Information And Event Manager
Ibm
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39088
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39088
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216111
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6607129
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