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TI-2019-03395 Aliases CVE-2019-4640GHSA-ffg9-hxvw-8899

Origin validation error in IBM Security Secret Server

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-346Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-346.

Summary

IBM Security Secret Server 10.7 processes patches, image backups and other updates without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code which could result in an attacker executing malicious code. IBM X-Force ID: 170046.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00523 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMSecurity Secret Server10.7—No fix listedCNA
  • Security Secret Server VendorIBM Affected 10.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_secret_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_secret_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4640
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffg9-hxvw-8899

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-03811 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Secret Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03394 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Security Secret Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-04084 Missing authorization in IBM Security Secret Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2020-04083 Open redirect in IBM Security Secret Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2020-03787 Missing authorization in IBM Security Secret Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2020-03724 Cross-site scripting in IBM Security Secret Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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