CVE-2021-20533 Command injection in Security Verify Access Docker
Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Security Verify Access Docker systems via crafted requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-20533?
CVE-2021-20533 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 15 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request. IBM X-Force ID: 198813
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20533?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Verify Access.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20533?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20533 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2021-20533 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20533 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Verify Access
- CVE-2026-78401 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
- CVE-2026-78406 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
- CVE-2024-49803 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance command execution
- CVE-2021-39070 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2024-49805 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance hard coded credentials
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p759-v5fm-r257.