CVE-2021-29765
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW940 and FW950 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information if...
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW940 and FW950 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information if they gain service access to the FSP. IBM X-Force ID: 202476.
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 PowerVM Hypervisor FW940 and FW950 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information if they gain service access to the FSP. IBM X-Force ID: 202476.
- Record
CVE-2021-29765- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/PR:N/AV:N/A:N/I:N/C:H/UI:N/S:U/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-16239
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW940 and FW950 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information if they gain service access to the FSP. IBM X-Force ID: 202476.
- Record
EUVD-2021-16239- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/PR:N/AV:N/A:N/I:N/C:H/UI:N/S:U/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x9w5-ww6v-gxhf
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW940 and FW950 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information if...
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW940 and FW950 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information if they gain service access to the FSP. IBM X-Force ID: 202476.
- Record
GHSA-x9w5-ww6v-gxhf- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW940 and FW950 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information if they gain service access to the FSP. IBM X-Force ID: 202476.
- Record
CVE-2021-29765- 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 - 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-2021-29765 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Ibm Powervm, published August 4, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.