CVE-2021-39016

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-07-14 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2 does not sufficiently monitor or control transmitted network traffic volume, so that an actor can cause the software to transmit more traffic than should be allowed for that actor. IBM X-Force ID: 213722.

Affected products

IBM Rational Publishing Engine: 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0.1
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing: 7.0, 7.0.2

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213722
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6603335
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213722
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6603335

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