CVE-2021-38899 Information disclosure in Cloud Pak for Data
A local user with special privileges can obtain highly sensitive information from IBM Cloud Pak for Data.
- 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-2021-38899?
CVE-2021-38899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Data, published on 20 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cloud Pak for Data 2.5 could allow a local user with special privileges to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 209575.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38899?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cloud Pak for Data.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38899?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38899 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38899 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Data
- CVE-2025-14754 IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to OS command injection
- CVE-2025-14753 IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to path traversal
- CVE-2022-36769 IBM Cloud Pak for Data file upload
- CVE-2023-26023 IBM Planning Analytics Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data information disclosure
- CVE-2025-0719 IBM Cloud Pak for Data cross-site scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wh6j-h2xq-3wm4.