IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to priviledge escalation…
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 Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to priviledge escalation where a lower level user could have read access to to the 'Data Connections' page to which they don't have access. IBM X-Force ID: 204468.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00877 59th 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 | Cognos Analytics | 11.2.0; 11.1.7; 11.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cognos Analytics VendorIBM Affected 11.2.0; 11.1.7; 11.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29824
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pjv6-j329-8r94
References
More IBM Cognos Analytics vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-03885 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 DQM API allows submitting of all control requests in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-18240 IBM Cognos Analytics server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-16384 Unrestricted file upload in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03124 Path traversal in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-16521 IBM Cognos Analytics log injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2020-03850 Cross-site scripting in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-29824 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29824 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pjv6-j329-8r94 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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