CVE-2021-20418
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default,...
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 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: 196279.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 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: 196279.
- Record
CVE-2021-20418- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:N/I:N/PR:N/AV:N/AC:L/C:L/S:C/UI:R/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7836
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 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: 196279.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7836- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:N/I:N/PR:N/AV:N/AC:L/C:L/S:C/UI:R/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hh9h-r5x4-fmj2 No score
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default,...
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 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: 196279.
- Record
GHSA-hh9h-r5x4-fmj2- Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 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: 196279.
- Record
CVE-2021-20418- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2021-20418 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Ibm Security Guardium, published August 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.