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TI-2021-03697 Aliases CVE-2021-20426GHSA-mgwh-8478-g6wj

Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Guardium

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

IBM Security Guardium 11.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 196313.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00963 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMSecurity Guardium11.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Security Guardium VendorIBM Affected 11.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-20426
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mgwh-8478-g6wj

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2017-01023 OS command injection in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2023-17961 IBM Security Guardium command execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2017-01036 SQL injection in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03617 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-03690 IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03991 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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