What is CVE-2021-38882?

CVE-2021-38882 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-11-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-38882?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale

CVE-2021-38882

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0 through 5.1.1.1 could allow a privileged admin to destroy filesystem audit logging records before expiration time. IBM X-Force ID: 209164.

Published 2021-11-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Scale — versions 5.1.0, 5.1.1.1
IBM Spectrum Scale
Linux Kernel

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516426 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209164 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38882?: CVE-2021-38882 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-38882?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.