Vulnerability · Published Jul 19, 2021 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2021-29707

High 8.4

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Power HMC from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.4High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM HMC (Hardware Management Console) V9.1.910.0 and V9.2.950.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root access on a restricted shell. IBM X-Force ID: 200879.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Power HMC	9.1.910.09.2.950.0

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6473347 x_refsource_CONFIRM
ibm-hmc-cve202129707-priv-escalation (200879) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF