What is CVE-2021-38859?

CVE-2021-38859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2021-38859?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple macOS

CVE-2021-38859

IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a user to obtain version number information using a specially crafted HTTP request that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 207899.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Ibm Security Verify Privilege — versions 11.5
Ibm Security_verify_privilege_on-premises
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38859?: CVE-2021-38859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-38859?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.