Cleartext storage of sensitive information in IBM Verify Gateway
Priority LOW 24CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 stores highly sensitive information in cleartext that could be obtained by a user. IBM X-Force ID: 179004.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00206 10th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Verify Gateway (IVG) | 1.0.0; 1.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Verify Gateway (IVG) VendorIBM Affected 1.0.0; 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4369
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v68-cx38-874x
References
More IBM Verify Gateway vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-03771 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Verify Gateway CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03779 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Verify Gateway CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-03760 Insufficiently protected credentials in IBM Verify Gateway CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-03778 IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 could allow an authenticated user to send… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-03777 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in IBM Verify Gateway CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2020-03780 Sensitive information in log files in IBM Verify Gateway CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-4369 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4369 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2v68-cx38-874x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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