What is CVE-2021-29699?

CVE-2021-29699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-29699?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Docker

CVE-2021-29699

IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0 could allow a remote priviled user to upload arbitrary files with a dangerous file type that could be excuted by an user. IBM X-Force ID: 200600.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2021-07-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (60.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Docker
IBM Security Verify Access — versions 10.0.0
IBM Security Verify Access Docker — versions 10.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6471895 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200600 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29699?: CVE-2021-29699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-29699?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.