What is CVE-2021-29735?

CVE-2021-29735 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-29735?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2021-29735

IBM Security Guardium 10.5, 10.6, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2021-11-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.5, 10.6, 11.0
IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.5, 10.6, 11.0
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6514007 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201239 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29735?: CVE-2021-29735 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-29735?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.