What is CVE-2021-38969?

CVE-2021-38969 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Virtualize, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-38969?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Virtualize

CVE-2021-38969

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4 could allow an attacker to allow unauthorized access due to the reuse of support generated credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 212609.

Published 2022-05-11 · 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: 0.007 (53.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Virtualize — versions 8.4, 8.3, 8.2
IBM Spectrum Virtualize — versions 8.2.0.0, 8.3.0.0, 8.4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6584337 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212609 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38969?: CVE-2021-38969 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Virtualize, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-38969?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.