IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0…
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, 20.0 and 21.0 could allow a privileged user to obtain highly sensitive information due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 209607.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01167 67th 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 Automation Workflow | 18.0.0.0; 18.0.0.1; 18.0.0.2; 19.0.0.1; 19.0.0.2; 19.0.0.3; 20.0.0.1; 20.0.0.2; 21.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | Cloud Pak for Automation | 21.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Business Automation Workflow VendorIBM Affected 18.0.0.0; 18.0.0.1; 18.0.0.2; 19.0.0.1; 19.0.0.2; 19.0.0.3; 20.0.0.1; 20.0.0.2; 21.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Cloud Pak for Automation VendorIBM Affected 21.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| 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:18.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.0.0.2 | 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:19.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.0.1 | 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_automation_workflow:21.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 21.0.0.0 | 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:workflow_process_service:21.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.2 | 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:18.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0.2 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:19.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.0.1 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_automation_workflow:21.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 21.0.0.0 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
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:workflow_process_service:21.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38900
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88fr-hq55-5pw4
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-2021-38900 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38900 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-88fr-hq55-5pw4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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