What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-29707?

CVE-2021-29707 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Hardware Management Console CVE-2021-29707

HIGH

2021-07-19 psirt@us.ibm.com

IBM Privilege Escalation Hardware Management Console

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 19, 2021 - 16:15 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

IBM HMC (Hardware Management Console) V9.1.910.0 and V9.2.950.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root access on a restricted shell. IBM X-Force ID: 200879.

AnalysisAI

IBM HMC (Hardware Management Console) V9.1.910.0 and V9.2.950.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root access on a restricted shell. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

IBM HMC (Hardware Management Console) V9.1.910.0 and V9.2.950.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root access on a restricted shell. IBM X-Force ID: 200879. Affected products include: Ibm Hardware Management Console.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.