CVE-2021-20422 (GCVE-0-2021-20422)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-13 16:10 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:46
VLAI
Summary
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 4.3 could disclose sensitive information to a malicious attacker by accessing data stored in memory. IBM X-Force ID: 196304.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/I:N/AC:L/A:N/UI:N/PR:N/C:H/AV:N/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
ibm CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 88/100 over 1229 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications Affected: 4.3
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Date Public
2021-07-12 00:00
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