CVE-2021-39045
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain...
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain information due to the autocomplete feature on password input fields. IBM X-Force ID: 214345.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- 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 Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain information due to the autocomplete feature on password input fields. IBM X-Force ID: 214345.
- Record
CVE-2021-39045- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:H/AV:L/AC:L/I:N/S:U/A:N/UI:N/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25482
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain information due to the autocomplete feature on password input fields. IBM X-Force ID: 214345.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25482- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:H/AV:L/AC:L/I:N/S:U/A:N/UI:N/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vq4r-mmwv-gr7w
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain...
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain information due to the autocomplete feature on password input fields. IBM X-Force ID: 214345.
- Record
GHSA-vq4r-mmwv-gr7w- 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-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain information due to the autocomplete feature on password input fields. IBM X-Force ID: 214345.
- Record
CVE-2021-39045- 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
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- 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-2021-39045 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) 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 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.