High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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

IBM/Flash System 900llm-fuzzy
IBM/FlashSystemcpe-rescue
Range: 1.6.1.4
IBM/FlashSystem 9100 Familyv5
Range: 8.4
IBM/Flashsystem V9000 Firmwarecpe-rescue
Range: 7.8
IBM/San Volume Controller Softwarecpe-rescue
Range: 7.8
IBM/Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloudv5
Range: 7.8
IBM/Spectrum Virtualizecpe-rescue
Range: 7.8
IBM/Storwize V3500cpe-rescue
Range: 7.8
IBM/Storwize V3700cpe-rescue
Range: 7.8
IBM/Storwize V5000cpe-rescue2 versions
7.8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.8
- (no CPE)range: 8.4
IBM/Storwize V7000cpe-rescue
Range: 8.4

Patches

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References

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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