What is CVE-2021-29754?

CVE-2021-29754 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-29754?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux

CVE-2021-29754

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability when using the SAML Web Inbound Trust Association Interceptor (TAI). IBM X-Force ID: 202006.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Hp-Ux
IBM Aix
IBM I
IBM Websphere Application Server — versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5
IBM Websphere Application Server
IBM Z\/os
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
Oracle Solaris

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6462627 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/202006 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29754?: CVE-2021-29754 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-29754?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.