CVE-2021-38979

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 15, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-38979: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix