Insufficiently protected credentials in IBM Security Guardium Insights
Priority LOW 20CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- 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-522.
Summary
IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.2 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 184836.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00306 23rd 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 | Security Guardium Insights | 2.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Security Guardium Insights VendorIBM Affected 2.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4602
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cx39-5qm9-xxr4
References
More IBM Security Guardium Insights vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-10505 Improper input validation in IBM Security Guardium Insights CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-03603 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Security Guardium Insights CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-03598 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Security Guardium Insights CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-03912 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Security Guardium Insights CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-03911 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Security Guardium Insights CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-03910 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Security Guardium Insights CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-4602 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4602 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cx39-5qm9-xxr4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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