CVE-2021-20537 Hardcoded credentials in Security Verify Access Docker
Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Verify Access Docker allow attackers to bypass authentication and access internal data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-20537?
CVE-2021-20537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 15 Jul 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0 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:198918
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20537?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Verify Access.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20537?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20537 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-20537 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20537 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-23qc-j7fh-79jg.