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TI-2020-03922 Aliases CVE-2020-4609GHSA-m5rq-w3gw-5h6x

Buffer overflow in IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager

Priority LOW 34CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 184917.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00295 22nd 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 Verify Privilege Manager10.8.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Security Verify Privilege Manager VendorIBM Affected 10.8.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_privilege_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_privilege_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4609
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m5rq-w3gw-5h6x

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03923 IBM Security Secret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2 ) could allow a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-03920 XML external entity injection in IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences