IBM Resilient SOAR 38 uses incomplete blacklisting for input validation which allows attackers to bypass application controls resulting in d
IBM Resilient SOAR 38 uses incomplete blacklisting for input validation which allows attackers to bypass application controls resulting in direct impact to the system and data integrity. IBM X-Force ID: 167236.
- Published
- Aug 28, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 53th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 4.3
- CNA · ibm
- 4.3
- agree
CVSS:3.0/I:L/PR:L/AV:N/S:U/C:N/AC:L/A:N/UI:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | resilient security orchestration automation and response | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:resilient_security_orchestration_automation_and_response |
| redhat | linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm resilient security orchestration automation and response38.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
IBM Resilient SOAR
- 38affected
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-4633IBM Resilient SOAR V38.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by formula injection due to improper 36Monitor
- CVE-2021-29802IBM Security SOAR performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or30Monitor
- CVE-2021-29704IBM Security SOAR uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.30Monitor
- CVE-2021-20566IBM Resilient SOAR V38.0 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive informa30Monitor
- CVE-2020-4636IBM Resilient OnPrem 38.2 could allow a privileged user to inject malicious commands through Python3 scripting.28Monitor
- CVE-2021-29780IBM Resilient OnPrem v41.1 of IBM Security SOAR could allow an authenticated user to perform actions that they should not have access to due18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.