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CVE-2021-38905 IBM Cognos Analytics

Affected softwareIBM Cognos Analytics
Severity4.3 Medium CVSS 3.1 3 scores
Published22 Apr 2022
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could allow an authenticated user to view report pages that they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 209697.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 4 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.92% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (netapp/oncommand_insight). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

CVSS

4.3 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 4.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 3.0 4.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N psirt@us.ibm.com Secondary
CVSS 2.0 4.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 4 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd ibm cognos analytics generic 11.1.7 · 11.2.0 · 11.2.1
nvd netapp oncommand insight generic any version

References

URLTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209697 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957 Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2022-04-22By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.