High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-20379

Description

IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.3 and 4.0.0.4 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 195711.

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Affected products

IBM/Guardium Data Encryptionllm-fuzzy
Range: 3.0.0.3, 4.0.0.4
IBM/Security Guardium Data Encryptioncpe-rescue
Range: 3.0.0.2

Patches

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References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6469407nvdPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195711nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory

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