CVE-2021-29873
IBM Flash System 900 could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and...
IBM Flash System 900 could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to a restricted shell escape vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 206229.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Flash System 900 could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to a restricted shell escape vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 206229.
- Record
CVE-2021-29873- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/A:H/AV:N/I:H/PR:L/C:H/S:U/UI:N/AC:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-16347
IBM Flash System 900 could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to a restricted shell escape vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 206229.
- Record
EUVD-2021-16347- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/A:H/AV:N/I:H/PR:L/C:H/S:U/UI:N/AC:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4j24-8q6f-65hw
IBM Flash System 900 could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and...
IBM Flash System 900 could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to a restricted shell escape vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 206229.
- Record
GHSA-4j24-8q6f-65hw- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Flash System 900 could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to a restricted shell escape vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 206229.
- Record
CVE-2021-29873- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- ibm flashsystem 900
- ibm flashsystem 9100 family
- ibm flashsystem v9000
- ibm flashsystem 9000 firmware
- ibm flashsystem 9100 firmware
- ibm san volume controller
- ibm san volume controller firmware
- ibm spectrum virtualize for public cloud
- ibm spectrum virtualize software
- ibm spectrum virtualize
- ibm storwize v3500
- ibm storwize v3700
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-2021-29873 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ibm Flashsystem 900, published October 21, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.