VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-38979

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-11-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-916

Primary references