What is CVE-2021-39032?

CVE-2021-39032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Gentran, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-39032?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Sterling Gentran

CVE-2021-39032

IBM Sterling Gentran:Server for Microsoft Windows 5.3 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 213962.

Published 2022-01-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.1% 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 Sterling Gentran — versions 5.3
IBM Sterling Gentran:server For Microsoft Windows — versions 5.3
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6540668 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213962 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39032?: CVE-2021-39032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Gentran, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-39032?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.