CVE-2021-38869
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 in some situations may not automatically log users out after...
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 in some situations may not automatically log users out after they exceede their idle timeout. IBM X-Force ID: 208341.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 in some situations may not automatically log users out after they exceede their idle timeout. IBM X-Force ID: 208341.
- Record
CVE-2021-38869- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:L/AC:L/AV:P/I:L/PR:N/S:U/A:L/UI:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25306
4.3
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 in some situations may not automatically log users out after they exceede their idle timeout. IBM X-Force ID: 208341.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25306- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:L/AC:L/AV:P/I:L/PR:N/S:U/A:L/UI:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhpp-73wq-mgfq
9.8
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 in some situations may not automatically log users out after...
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 in some situations may not automatically log users out after they exceede their idle timeout. IBM X-Force ID: 208341.
- Record
GHSA-vhpp-73wq-mgfq- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 in some situations may not automatically log users out after they exceede their idle timeout. IBM X-Force ID: 208341.
- Record
CVE-2021-38869- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-384
- 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-2021-38869 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ibm Qradar Siem, published April 27, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.