CVE-2021-20552
IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain...
IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 199170.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 199170.
- Record
CVE-2021-20552- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/I:N/PR:L/AC:L/C:L/S:U/UI:N/A:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7970
IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 199170.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7970- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/I:N/PR:L/AC:L/C:L/S:U/UI:N/A:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfpx-pjq9-2jq3 No score
IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain...
IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 199170.
- Record
GHSA-mfpx-pjq9-2jq3- Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Sterling File Gateway 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 199170.
- Record
CVE-2021-20552- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- 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-2021-20552 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ibm Sterling File Gateway, published October 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.