CVE-2021-38935
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by...
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 210892.
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 Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 210892.
- Record
CVE-2021-38935- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/A:N/S:U/AV:N/PR:N/UI:N/C:H/I:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25372
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 210892.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25372- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/A:N/S:U/AV:N/PR:N/UI:N/C:H/I:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9vp-6gpv-wr68 No score
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by...
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 210892.
- Record
GHSA-g9vp-6gpv-wr68- Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 210892.
- Record
CVE-2021-38935- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-521
- 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-2021-38935 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published February 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.