What is CVE-2021-38899?

CVE-2021-38899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Data. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2021-38899?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Data

CVE-2021-38899

IBM Cloud Pak for Data 2.5 could allow a local user with special privileges to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 209575.

Published 2021-09-20 · 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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Cloud Pak For Data — versions 2.5
IBM Cloud Pak For Data — versions 2.5

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490435 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209575 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38899?: CVE-2021-38899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Data. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-38899?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.