CVE-2021-29665
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 31, 2021 at 02:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSecurity Verify Access
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
IBM Security Verify Access 20.07 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199399x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6457315CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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