What is CVE-2021-39081?

CVE-2021-39081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2021-39081?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile

CVE-2021-39081

IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile for Android 1.1.14 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.

Published 2024-12-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.4% 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 Cognos Analytics Mobile — versions 1.1.14
IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile For Android — versions 1.1.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555140 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39081?: CVE-2021-39081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-39081?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.