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CVE-2021-20379

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-20379 describes a weakness in IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) versions 3.0.0.3 and 4.0.0.4, where the use of weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms could enable unauthorized decryption of sensitive data. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_encryption:3.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_encryption:4.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 16th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/195711
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/pages/node/6469407
PatchVendor Advisory