Hard-coded credentials in IBM Verify Gateway
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-798Published · 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-798.
Summary
IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 179266.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01248 69th 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-2020-4385
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w2j-m7jf-c94r
References
More IBM Verify Gateway vulnerabilities
- 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-2020-03758 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
Sources
- CVE-2020-4385 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4385 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5w2j-m7jf-c94r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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