CVE-2021-38890

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-11-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-307

Description

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 1.0 and 6.0 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 209507.

Affected products

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.0.1 — fixed in 6.2.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 6.2.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209507
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6518586
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209507
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6518586

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