CVE-2021-20488

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 16, 2021 at 04:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:33 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSecurity Identity ManagerAIX· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.2 could allow an authenticated malicious user to change the passwords of other users in the Windows AD environment when IBM Security Identity Manager Windows Password Synch Plug-in is deployed and configured. IBM X-Force ID: 197789.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ibm-aix (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · oracle-solaris (environment)
AIX· IBMdevice
80%
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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