CVE-2021-38864
Published: 23 September 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-38864 is a high-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Bridge. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 28.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-25301
Vulnerability details
IBM Security Verify Bridge 1.0.5.0 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 208155.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.
Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.
Correct system time is required for proper enforcement of certificate notBefore/notAfter dates and time-based revocation checks.