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CVE-2021-38945 IBM Cognos Analytics

Affected softwareIBM Cognos Analytics
Severity9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1 3 scores
WeaknessUnrestricted file upload (CWE-434)
Published24 Jun 2022
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by improper content validation. IBM X-Force ID: 211238.

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 1.8% 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

9.8 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 3.0 6.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N psirt@us.ibm.com Secondary
CVSS 2.0 7.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 9 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd ibm cognos analytics generic ≥ 11.1.0 and < 11.1.7 · 11.1.7 · 11.1.7:fixpack1 · 11.1.7:fixpack2 · 11.1.7:fixpack3 · 11.1.7:fixpack4 · 11.2.0 · 11.2.1
nvd netapp oncommand insight generic any version

References

URLTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211238 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220729-0002/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6597241 Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2022-06-24By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.