CVE-2021-38950

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Published Dec 14, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM MQ on HPE NonStop 8.0.4 and 8.1.0 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when SharedBindingsUserId is set to effective. IBM X-ForceID: 211404.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

MQ for HPE NonStop

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.1.0`	affected	—
`8.0.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_for_hpe_nonstop:8.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_for_hpe_nonstop:8.1.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-25387	IBM MQ on HPE NonStop 8.0.4 and 8.1.0 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when SharedBindingsUserId is set to effective. IBM X-ForceID: 211404.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.237% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211404
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525810

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Mq For Hpe Nonstop

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Dec 14, 2021, 4:20 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:06 PM
Reserved: Aug 16, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 14, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM

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