Medium severity · published Nov 30, 2021
CVE-2021-38999
IBM MQ Appliance could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information by inclusion of sensitive data within trace
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ Appliance could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information by inclusion of sensitive data within trace.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
MQ Appliance · Ibm
9.2.0.0; 9.2.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38999
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38999
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213214
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6519418
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