CVE-2021-39009
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which...
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 213554.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 213554.
- Record
CVE-2021-39009- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:H/AV:L/AC:L/I:N/S:U/A:N/UI:N/PR:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25446
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 213554.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25446- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:H/AV:L/AC:L/I:N/S:U/A:N/UI:N/PR:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rch-m472-jjm3
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which...
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 213554.
- Record
GHSA-8rch-m472-jjm3- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 213554.
- Record
CVE-2021-39009- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- 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-2021-39009 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published September 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.