Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Babel affects IBM Cloud Pak for...

Vulnerability Details

Basic Information

Title	Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Babel affects IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0(CPDS 1.0)[CVE-2021-42771]
Type	ibm
Published	2025-04-26T19:34:31
Last Seen	2025-04-27T03:07:52
CVSS Score	7.8 (HIGH)

CVSS v3 Details

Attack Vector	LOCAL
Attack Complexity	LOW
Privileges Required	LOW
User Interaction	NONE
Scope	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact	HIGH
Integrity Impact	HIGH
Availability Impact	HIGH

CVE Information

CVE IDs	CVE-2021-42771
CWE
Bulletin Family	software

Description

## Summary

The Babel package is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0. IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0 has addressed the applicable CVE [CVE-2021-42771].

## Vulnerability Details

**CVEID:**CVE-2021-42771
**DESCRIPTION:** Python-Babel Babel could allow a local authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by a flaw in the Babel.Locale function. An attacker could load a specially-crafted .dat file containing “dot dot” sequences (/../) to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211766 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

## Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)| Version(s)
—|—
IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0| 1.0.0.0- 1.0.8.4

## Remediation/Fixes

**IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to latest version.**

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Impact Assessment

Base Score	7.8
Severity	HIGH

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