High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-29873
CVE-2021-29873
Description
IBM Flash System 900 could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to a restricted shell escape vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 206229.
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Affected products
22- Range: 1.6.1.4
- Range: 7.8
7.8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.8
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storwize_v3500_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.8.0.0,<8.4.0.0
7.8+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.8
- (no CPE)range: 8.4
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storwize_v5000_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.8.0.0,<8.4.0.0
7.8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.8
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storwize_v3700_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.8.0.0,<8.4.0.0
8.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 8.4
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storwize_v7000_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.8.0.0,<8.4.0.0
- Range: 7.8
7.8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.8
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_virtualize:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.8.0.0,<8.4.0.0
7.8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.8
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_virtualize_for_public_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.8.0.0,<8.4.0.0
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storwize_v5100_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=7.8.0.0,<8.4.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:san_volume_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=7.8.0.0,<8.4.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:flashsystem_9100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=7.8.0.0,<8.4.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:flashsystem_9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=7.8.0.0,<8.4.0.0
- IBM/FlashSystem 9100 Familyv5Range: 8.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497111nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6507091nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/206229nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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