What is CVE-2021-38973?

CVE-2021-38973 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2021-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-38973?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager

CVE-2021-38973

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2021-11-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 4.1.1
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515528 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212778 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38973?: CVE-2021-38973 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2021-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-38973?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.