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TI-2020-03760 Aliases CVE-2020-4372GHSA-2f3r-62xx-976q

Insufficiently protected credentials in IBM Verify Gateway

Priority LOW 34CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
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-522.

Summary

IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 179009

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00287 21st 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
IBMVerify Gateway (IVG)1.0.0; 1.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Verify Gateway (IVG) VendorIBM Affected 1.0.0; 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_gateway:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_gateway:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_gateway:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_gateway:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4372
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2f3r-62xx-976q

References

Patch 1

  • 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-2020-03778 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-2020-03758 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in IBM Verify Gateway CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2020-03780 Sensitive information in log files in IBM Verify Gateway CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources

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