CVE-2021-20581
IBM Security Verify Privilege information disclosure
IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information due to insufficient session expiration. IBM X-Force ID: 199324.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 Security Verify Privilege information disclosure
IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information due to insufficient session expiration. IBM X-Force ID: 199324.
- Record
CVE-2021-20581- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7999
IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information due to insufficient session expiration. IBM X-Force ID: 199324.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7999- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hmvm-g3wg-h58r
IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a user to obtain sensitive...
IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information due to insufficient session expiration. IBM X-Force ID: 199324.
- Record
GHSA-hmvm-g3wg-h58r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information due to insufficient session expiration. IBM X-Force ID: 199324.
- Record
CVE-2021-20581- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - 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 - Weakness
- CWE-613
- 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-2021-20581 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Ibm Security Verify Privilege, published October 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.