CVE-2021-29708
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local with access to the GUI pod container to obtain...
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local with access to the GUI pod container to obtain sensitive cryptographic keys that could allow them to elevate their privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 200883.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local with access to the GUI pod container to obtain sensitive cryptographic keys that could allow them to elevate their privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 200883.
- Record
CVE-2021-29708- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/UI:N/S:U/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-16182
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local with access to the GUI pod container to obtain sensitive cryptographic keys that could allow them to elevate their privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 200883.
- Record
EUVD-2021-16182- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/UI:N/S:U/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9vmj-vgqx-pv6v
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local with access to the GUI pod container to obtain...
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local with access to the GUI pod container to obtain sensitive cryptographic keys that could allow them to elevate their privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 200883.
- Record
GHSA-9vmj-vgqx-pv6v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local with access to the GUI pod container to obtain sensitive cryptographic keys that could allow them to elevate their privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 200883.
- Record
CVE-2021-29708- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - 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-2021-29708 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Ibm Spectrum Scale, published May 25, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.