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CVE-2021-29847

BMC firmware (IBM Power System S821LC Server (8001-12C) OP825.50) configuration changed to allow an authenticated user to open an insecure communication channel which could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle…

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 1.02%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

BMC firmware (IBM Power System S821LC Server (8001-12C) OP825.50) configuration changed to allow an authenticated user to open an insecure communication channel which could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 205267.

CVSS 3.1
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.02% probability · 63th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
ibm/power hardware management console \(7063-cr1\) firmware · ibm/power system cs822lc \(8005-22n\) firmware · ibm/power system cs821lc \(8005-12n\) firmware · ibm/power system s822lc \(8001-22c\) firmware · ibm/power system s821lc \(8001-12c\) firmware
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.02%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.