CVE-2021-20565 Security feature bypass in Cloud Pak for Security
Attackers can bypass security protections in IBM Cloud Pak for Security by modifying untrusted input values.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-20565?
CVE-2021-20565 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security, published on 14 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.4.0.0, 1.5.0.0, 1.5.0.1, 1.6.0.0, and 1.6.0.1 uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can be modified by an untrusted actor in a way that bypasses the protection mechanism. IBM X-Force ID: 199236.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20565?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cloud Pak for Security.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20565?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-20565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security
- CVE-2025-25022 IBM QRadar Suite Software and IBM Cloud Pak for Security information disclosure
- CVE-2021-29696 Command injection in Cloud Pak for Security
- CVE-2025-25021 IBM QRadar Suite Software and IBM Cloud Pak for Security code injection
- CVE-2023-47726 IBM QRadar Suite improper input validation
- CVE-2022-38385 Missing authorization in Cloud Pak for Security
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpv2-2p46-m6vv.