VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-20418
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.96%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196279.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.96% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-521
- Affected
- ibm/security guardium
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196279VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6479899Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196279VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6479899Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.