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CVE-2021-20536

Published: Apr 26, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-532
NVD MITRE
6.2CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus File Systems Agent 10.1.6 and 10.1.7 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 198836.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-532

Affected Products

Spectrum Protect PlusIBM
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
spectrum protect plusibm
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
IBM Spectrum Protect PlusIBM Corp.
Mixed
Databases / relational
ibmcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka international business machines
ibm corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka ibm, ibm corporation

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445739
ibm.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198836
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-information-disclosure-in-ibm-spectrum-protect-plus-microsoft-file-systems-backup-and-restore-log-files-cve-2021-20536-2/
ibm.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 26, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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