CVE-2021-29774Network attack vector

Privilege escalation via undisclosed configuration-dependent flaw

Published Oct 27, 2021 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Privilege escalation in IBM Jazz Team Server products allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges under certain configurations. IBM has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles authorization in the qualifying configuration. Successful exploitation grants privileges beyond the user's assigned role; the specific resulting administrative actions are undisclosed.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.98%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in IBM Jazz Team Server products allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges under certain configurations. IBM has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles authorization in the qualifying configuration. Successful exploitation grants privileges beyond the user's assigned role; the specific resulting administrative actions are undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-29774
Published
Oct 27, 2021
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 27, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0.6
  2. Affected versionversion=6.0.6.1
  3. Affected versionversion=7.0
  4. Affected versionversion=7.0.1
  5. Affected versionversion=7.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Nextversion=6.0.6; version=6.0.6.1; version=7.0; version=7.0.1; version=7.0.2
IBM · IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insightsversion=7.0; version=7.0.1; version=7.0.2
IBM · IBM Engineering Workflow Managementversion=6.0.2; version=6.0.6; version=6.0.6.1; version=7.0
IBM · IBM Engineering Lifecycle Managementversion=6.0.6; version=6.0.6.1
IBM · IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimizationversion=7.0.1; version=7.0.2

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.5IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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