CVE-2021-20538

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-05-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

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.

Affected products

IBM Cloud Pak for Security: 1.5.0.0, 1.5.0.1

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198919
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6450849
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198919
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6450849

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