What is CVE-2021-20359?

CVE-2021-20359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Automation, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-20359?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Cloud Pak For Automation

CVE-2021-20359

IBM Cloud Pak for Automation 20.0.3, 20.0.2-IF002 - Business Automation Application Designer Component stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be obtained by an unauthorized user. IBM X-Force ID: 194966.

Published 2021-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-31.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Cloud Pak For Automation — versions 20.0.2.IF002, 20.0.3
IBM Cloud Pak For Automation — versions 20.0.2, 20.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6412345 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/194966 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20359?: CVE-2021-20359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Automation, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-20359?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.