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TI-2021-10455 Aliases CVE-2021-29781GHSA-5jx2-646m-994c

Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM Partner Engagement Manager

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-502.

Summary

IBM Partner Engagement Manager 2.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By sending specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 203091.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02859 86th 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
IBMPartner Engagement Manager2.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Partner Engagement Manager VendorIBM Affected 2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:partner_engagement_manager:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:partner_engagement_manager:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 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-2021-29781
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5jx2-646m-994c

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2022-06682 Injection in IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-06680 XML external entity injection in IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2022-06661 IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 6.2.0 could allow an attacker to impersonate… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-06660 Authorization bypass in IBM SterlingPartner Engagement Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2022-06681 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager on Cloud CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-06657 IBM SterlingPartner Engagement Manager 6.2.0 could allow a malicious user to elevate… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
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Sources

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