What is CVE-2021-29867?

CVE-2021-29867 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-29867?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2021-29867

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 could allow an authenticated to view or edit a Jupyter notebook that they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 206212.

Published 2021-12-03 · 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:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.2.0, 11.1.7
IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.1.7, 11.2.0
NetApp Oncommand Insight

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6520510 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/206212 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0006/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29867?: CVE-2021-29867 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-29867?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.