# CVE-2021-39081: IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile information disclosure

> Weak cryptographic algorithms in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile for Android allow attackers to decrypt highly sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qcgv-qhww-jvg4

## What is CVE-2021-39081?

CVE-2021-39081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile for Android, published on 19 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile for Android 1.1.14 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39081?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cognos Analytics Mobile.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-39081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-39081 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile for Android

- [CVE-2025-36106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36106/): IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) information disclosure (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-36062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36062/): IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2025-36107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36107/): IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-39079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39079/): Cross-site scripting in Cognos Analytics Mobile (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2025-36057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36057/): IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) authentication bypass (medium 5.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-39081 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-39081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile for Android, published on 19 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile for Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39081/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39081/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39081
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39081
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39081

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39081/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.