CVE-2021-38950 json
IBM MQ on HPE NonStop 8.0.4 and 8.1.0 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when SharedBindingsUserId is set to effective.
published 2021-12-14 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-25387
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM MQ on HPE NonStop 8.0.4 and 8.1.0 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when SharedBindingsUserId is set to effective. IBM X-ForceID: 211404.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525810 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.0/PR:N/AC:H/C:H/S:U/I:H/AV:L/A:H/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- IBM MQ for HPE NonStop
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/6525810
patch, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/211404
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-38950
- NVD CVE-2021-38950
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