What is CVE-2021-38945?

CVE-2021-38945 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-38945?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2021-38945

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by improper content validation. IBM X-Force ID: 211238.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2022-06-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (77.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.2.0, 11.1.7, 11.2.1
IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.1.7, 11.2.0, 11.2.1
NetApp Oncommand Insight

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6597241 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211238 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220729-0002/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38945?: CVE-2021-38945 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-38945?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.