CVE-2021-38923
CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 6, 2021 at 05:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:02 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPowervm Hypervisor FirmwarePowerVM Hypervisor
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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1010 could allow a privileged user to gain access to another VM due to assigning duplicate WWPNs. IBM X-Force ID: 210162.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
FW1010
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/210162x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6495879CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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