CVE-2021-38910 Security feature bypass in DataPower Gateway

What is CVE-2021-38910?

CVE-2021-38910 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 10 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM DataPower Gateway V10CD, 10.0.1, and 2108.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper validation of input. By sending a specially crafted JSON message, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify structure and fields. IBM X-Force ID: 209824.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38910?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Datapower Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38910?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38910 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-38910 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38910 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Datapower Gateway

• CVE-2026-14269 IBM DataPower Gateway Buffer Overflow Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-14502 IBM DataPower Gateway Improper Authentication Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-14991 IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-14992 IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-15762 IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write Critical 9.8

All Ibm Datapower Gateway vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-r92h-rh43-fxgh.