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01 Record

CVE-2021-20470

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196339.

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score5.9 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:U/AC:H/I:N/AV:N/A:N/PR:N/C:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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02 Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196339.

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
1.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 72.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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
2021-12-03 17:00Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 03:17Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-12-17
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.9)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:U/AC:H/I:N/AV:N/A:N/PR:N/C:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses
  • CWE-521Weak Password RequirementsBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
43244bf31225b3d286c4036d0f8ed7fa5364b283c34559edb392973d4a323f6b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMCognos Analytics11.2.0, 11.1.7—

06 References