CVE-2021-38959

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: 2021-11-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows 24.0, 25.0, 26.0, 27.0, 27.0.1, and 28.0 could allow a local user to cause a denial of service by writing arbitrary files to admin protected directories on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 212046.

Affected products

IBM SPSS Statistics: 24.0.0.0, 25.0.0.0, 26.0.0.0, 27.0.0.0, 27.0.1.0, 28.0.0.0

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212046
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516680
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212046
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516680

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