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01 Record

CVE-2021-29907

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.1 and 8.2 could allow an authenticated user to upload a file that could execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 207633.

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/UI:N/A:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/C:H/RC:C/E:U/RL:O

02 Description

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.1 and 8.2 could allow an authenticated user to upload a file that could execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 207633.

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
1.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 73.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-08-31 16:05Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 17:42Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-03-31
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/UI:N/A:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/C:H/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
Weaknesses
  • CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
eb4fa8ad70fc1de8c383917b86c9e3d8f39b34eb876405aa1a2f10682ebe5c4e

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMOpenPages with Watson8.2, 8.1—

06 References