What is CVE-2021-29671?

CVE-2021-29671 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-29671?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale

CVE-2021-29671

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local attacker to bypass the filesystem audit logging mechanism when file audit logging is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 199478.

Published 2021-04-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Scale — versions 5.1.0.1
IBM Spectrum Scale

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6441429 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199478 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29671?: CVE-2021-29671 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-29671?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.