IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, and 20.0 and IBM Business Process Manager…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, and 20.0 and IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and 8.6 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information about another user under nondefault configurations. IBM X-Force ID: 201779.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0085 58th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Business Process Manager | 8.5; 8.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | Business Automation Workflow | 18.0; 19.0; 20.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | Cloud Pak for Automation | 20.0.3.IF002; 21.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Business Process Manager VendorIBM Affected 8.5; 8.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Business Automation Workflow VendorIBM Affected 18.0; 19.0; 20.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Cloud Pak for Automation VendorIBM Affected 20.0.3.IF002; 21.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:19.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:20.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.6.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:19.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:20.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29751
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w9g-vrj4-xwgh
References
More IBM Business Automation Workflow vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-21536 IBM Business Automation Workflow information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-01487 SQL injection in IBM Business Process Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-03267 XML external entity injection in IBM Business Automation Workflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2018-01730 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Business Automation Workflow CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-20639 IBM Business Automation Workflow cross-site request forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-11979 XML eXternal Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow - CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-29751 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29751 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5w9g-vrj4-xwgh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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