VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-20401
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.15%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 196075.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.15% probability · 5th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- ibm/qradar security information and event manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196075VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6449682Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196075VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6449682Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.