CVE-2021-20385
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary...
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 195766.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 195766.
- Record
CVE-2021-20385- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/I:H/S:C/AV:N/PR:H/C:H/UI:R/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7803
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 195766.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7803- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/I:H/S:C/AV:N/PR:H/C:H/UI:R/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j95v-w48r-jr36 No score
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary...
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 195766.
- Record
GHSA-j95v-w48r-jr36- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 195766.
- Record
CVE-2021-20385- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-20385 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Ibm Security Guardium, published May 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.10%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.