{"id":"CVE-2021-29728","aliases":["EUVD-2021-16202","GHSA-q8x6-pfjx-mfjg"],"status":"published","title":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 2.4.3.2, and 3.4.3.2 contains hard-coded credentials,...","description":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 2.4.3.2, and 3.4.3.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 201160.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":4.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/S:U/I:N/C:H/PR:H/A:N/AV:N/AC:L/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.0099,"percentile":0.6299,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-798"],"published":"2021-08-30T17:00:27Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:48:12Z","products":[{"vendor":"ibm","product":"sterling secure proxy"},{"vendor":"ibm","product":"sterling_external_authentication_server"},{"vendor":"ibm","product":"sterling_secure_proxy"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6484681","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6484685","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201160","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred","VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29728"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8x6-pfjx-mfjg"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-29728","description":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 2.4.3.2, and 3.4.3.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 201160.","status":"published","published":"2021-08-30T17:00:27.523Z","modified":"2024-09-16T16:53:36.442Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":4.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/S:U/I:N/C:H/PR:H/A:N/AV:N/AC:L/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:06.32268Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-16202","description":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 2.4.3.2, and 3.4.3.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 201160.","status":"published","published":"2021-08-30T17:00:27Z","modified":"2024-09-16T16:53:36Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":4.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/S:U/I:N/C:H/PR:H/A:N/AV:N/AC:L/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:55:47.18954Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-q8x6-pfjx-mfjg","title":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 2.4.3.2, and 3.4.3.2 contains hard-coded credentials,...","description":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 2.4.3.2, and 3.4.3.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 201160.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T19:12:31Z","modified":"2023-02-22T05:05:39Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-798"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:54:12.44657Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2021-29728","description":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 2.4.3.2, and 3.4.3.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 201160.","status":"published","published":"2021-08-30T17:15:07.52Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:48:12.38Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"3.0","score":4.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-798"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:57.67549Z"}]}}