CVE-2021-20578 is a critical vulnerability affecting IBM Cloud Pak for Security versions 1.7.0.0 through 1.8.0.0, and related Red Hat OpenShift deployments, stemming from improper or missing authentication controls. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this network-exploitable flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform unauthorized actions, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation (KEV) has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 76/100 indicates significant potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_security:1.7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_security:1.7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_security:1.7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.