Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak

Published: 2025-06-09

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-20193 CVE-2021-43618
CWE-ID	CWE-401 CWE-190
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU50978

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20193

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the read_header() function in list.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted archive to the application and force it to leak memory, which eventually results in a denial of service condition.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak: before

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235905

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU63553