CVE-2021-29801

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

0.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 18.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Published

2021-08-26 19:25Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-17 01:11Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-03-31

Assigning CNA

ibm

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/UI:N/I:H/AC:L/C:H/S:U/A:H/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.1

Document digest

5e589977132405bc1994150aed1c00e161d667ff146cc8c2f9cd90ac02c79fc4

• www.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6483875x_refsource_CONFIRM
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comibm-aix-cve202129801-priv-escalation (203977)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203977vdb-entryx_refsource_XF