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TI-2021-16413 Aliases CVE-2021-38979GHSA-84jm-9gq7-8qch

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 uses a one-way cryptographic…

Priority LOW 34CWE-916Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 uses a one-way cryptographic hash against an input that should not be reversible, such as a password, but the software does not also use a salt as part of the input. IBM X-Force ID: 212785.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00714 53rd 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 Key Lifecycle Manager3.0; 3.0.1; 4.0; 3.0.0.4; 3.0.1.5; 4.0.0.3; 4.1; 4.1.0.1; 4.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Security Key Lifecycle Manager VendorIBM Affected 3.0; 3.0.1; 4.0; 3.0.0.4; 3.0.1.5; 4.0.0.3; 4.1; 4.1.0.1; 4.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 – 3.0.0.4; 3.0.1 – 3.0.1.5; 4.0 – 4.0.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onIBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 – 3.0.0.4; 3.0.1 – 3.0.1.5; 4.0 – 4.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-84jm-9gq7-8qch

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2023-11174 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager command injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-11170 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-25839 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager directory traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-25843 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-11171 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-11175 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager XML external entity injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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Sources

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