CVE-2021-29671 json
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local attacker to bypass the filesystem audit logging mechanism when file audit logging is enabled.
published 2021-04-09 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-16145
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local attacker to bypass the filesystem audit logging mechanism when file audit logging is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 199478.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.0/S:U/UI:N/I:L/C:N/AC:L/PR:N/A:N/AV:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVD | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- IBM Spectrum Scale
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/6441429
patch, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/199478
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-29671
- NVD CVE-2021-29671
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