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CVE-2021-29671
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local attacker to bypass the filesystem audit logging mechanism when file audit logging is…
Medium4.0EPSS 0.26%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local attacker to bypass the filesystem audit logging mechanism when file audit logging is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 199478.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 9 days later
· 9 days later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium4.0 | CVSS:3.0/S:U/UI:N/I:L/C:N/AC:L/PR:N/A:N/AV:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Low3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.26% · top 83% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
- Bypass Security
Affected products
- affected 5.1.0.1
References (2)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6441429 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-spectrum-cve202129671-sec-bypass (199478) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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