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01 Record

CVE-2021-20434

IBM Security Verify Bridge 1.0.5.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 196346.

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score4.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/PR:H/AV:L/S:U/UI:N/C:H/I:N/A:N/AC:H/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
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02 Description

IBM Security Verify Bridge 1.0.5.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 196346.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 11.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
4.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-09-23 17:10Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 01:15Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-12-17
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 4.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/PR:H/AV:L/S:U/UI:N/C:H/I:N/A:N/AC:H/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
Weaknesses
  • CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
a46e64978acb3f82fc0aa57526f8ff033b4cc8d154eedd903fbca0ef9b50ba18

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMSecurity Verify Bridge1.0.5.0—

06 References