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CVE-2021-38901

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1, under special configurations, could allow a local user to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 209610.

Affected products

• IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center: from 7.1.0.000 before 7.1.14 — fixed in 7.1.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209610
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524924
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209610
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524924

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