CVE-2021-39027
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 4.0.0 and 5.0.0 prepares a structured message for...
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 4.0.0 and 5.0.0 prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. IBM X-Force ID: 213865.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
3.0
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 4.0.0 and 5.0.0 prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. IBM X-Force ID: 213865.
- Record
CVE-2021-39027- CVSS 3.0
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.0/C:N/S:C/I:L/AC:H/UI:R/AV:N/A:N/PR:L/RL:O/RC:C/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25464
3.0
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 4.0.0 and 5.0.0 prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. IBM X-Force ID: 213865.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25464- CVSS 3.0
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.0/C:N/S:C/I:L/AC:H/UI:R/AV:N/A:N/PR:L/RL:O/RC:C/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmqw-7cgw-c6q8
5.0
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 4.0.0 and 5.0.0 prepares a structured message for...
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 4.0.0 and 5.0.0 prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. IBM X-Force ID: 213865.
- Record
GHSA-fmqw-7cgw-c6q8- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.0
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 4.0.0 and 5.0.0 prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. IBM X-Force ID: 213865.
- Record
CVE-2021-39027- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-116
- 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-2021-39027 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.0) in Ibm Guardium Data Encryption, published May 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.