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CVE-2021-39009

• 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: 2022-09-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-312

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 213554.

Affected products

• IBM Cognos Analytics: from 11.1.0 before 11.1.7; from 11.2.0 before 11.2.3; 11.1.7, 11.1.7-fixpack1, 11.1.7-fixpack2, 11.1.7-fixpack3, 11.1.7-fixpack4 — fixed in 11.1.7, 11.2.3
• OnCommand Insight: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213554
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221014-0005/
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6615285
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213554
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221014-0005/
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6615285

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