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

CVE-2021-20415

Description

IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 4.0.0.4 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 196217.

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Affected products

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

Patches

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References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6469691nvdPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196217nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory

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