Vulnerability · Published May 9, 2022 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2021-20479

Medium 5.9

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Cloud Pak System from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.0 through 2.3.3.3 Interim Fix 1 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 197498.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Cloud Pak System	2.3.02.3.3.3.Interim.Fix1

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6562263 x_refsource_CONFIRM
ibm-cps-cve202120479-info-disc (197498) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF