CVE-2021-20470
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-20470- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7888
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7888- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-whcp-cmr3-4vgp No score
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords...
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.
- Record
GHSA-whcp-cmr3-4vgp- Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-20470- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2021-20470 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published December 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.43%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.