What is CVE-2021-20407?

CVE-2021-20407 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Information Queue, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-20407?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Information Queue

CVE-2021-20407

IBM Security Verify Information Queue 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 discloses sensitive information in source code that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 196185.

Published 2021-02-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.001

Affected products

IBM Security Verify Information Queue — versions 1.0.6, 1.0.7
IBM Security Verify Information Queue — versions 1.0.6, 1.0.7
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6414765 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196185 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20407?: CVE-2021-20407 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Information Queue, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-20407?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.