CVE-2021-29779 Information disclosure in QRadar SIEM
An attacker can intercept sensitive data during inter-host communications in IBM QRadar SIEM due to lack of entity authentication in key exchange.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-29779?
CVE-2021-29779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 1 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the server performing key exchange without entity authentication on inter-host communications using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 203033.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29779?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-29779?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-29779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager
- CVE-2019-4210 Auth bypass in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2014-3062 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-33117 IBM QRadar SIEM command execution
- CVE-2020-4512 Command injection in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2015-2011 Command injection in n/a
All Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rx6w-jv8h-xw6p.