What is CVE-2021-20445?

CVE-2021-20445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo For Civil Infrastructure, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-20445?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Maximo For Civil Infrastructure

CVE-2021-20445

IBM Maximo for Civil Infrastructure 7.6.2 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information due to insecure storeage of authentication credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 196621.

Published 2021-02-18 · 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 (68.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.001

Affected products

IBM Maximo For Civil Infrastructure — versions 7.6.2
IBM Maximo For Civil Infrastructure — versions 7.6.2
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6415891 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196621 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20445?: CVE-2021-20445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo For Civil Infrastructure, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-20445?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.