What is CVE-2021-20536?

CVE-2021-20536 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2021-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-20536?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

CVE-2021-20536

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus — versions 10.1.6, 10.1.7
Ibm Spectrum_protect_plus — versions 10.1.6, 10.1.7
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20536?: CVE-2021-20536 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2021-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-20536?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.