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CVE-2021-39009 IBM Cognos Analytics

Affected softwareIBM Cognos Analytics
Severity5.5 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessCWE-312
Published1 Sep 2022
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 213554.

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 0.18% 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

5.5 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 2 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 5.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 3.0 4.4 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N psirt@us.ibm.com Secondary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 8 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 and < 11.2.3
nvd netapp oncommand insight generic any version

References

URLTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213554 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221014-0005/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6615285 Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2022-09-01By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.