What is CVE-2021-20565?

CVE-2021-20565 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Security. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-20565?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Security

CVE-2021-20565

IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.4.0.0, 1.5.0.0, 1.5.0.1, 1.6.0.0, and 1.6.0.1 uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can be modified by an untrusted actor in a way that bypasses the protection mechanism. IBM X-Force ID: 199236.

EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cloud Pak For Security — versions 1.4.0.0, 1.6.0.0, 1.5.0.1
Ibm Cloud_pak_for_security — versions 1.4.0.0, 1.5.0.0, 1.5.0.1

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-2021-20565?: CVE-2021-20565 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Security. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-20565?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.