A low level user of IBM Cognos Controller 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 who…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A low level user of IBM Cognos Controller 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 who has Administration rights to the server where the application is installed, can escalate their privilege from Low level to Super Admin and gain access to Create/Update/Delete any level of user in Cognos Controller. IBM X-Force ID: 186625.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01445 73rd 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 | Cognos Controller | 10.3.1; 10.3.0; 10.4.0; 10.4.1; 10.4.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cognos Controller VendorIBM Affected 10.3.1; 10.3.0; 10.4.0; 10.4.1; 10.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.3.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.4.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.4.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.4.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4685
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv3x-w786-8ggq
References
More IBM Cognos Controller vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-04110 Improper authentication in IBM Cognos Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-04109 Incorrect authorization in IBM Cognos Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-27094 IBM Cognos Controller file upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-16504 IBM Cognos Controller file upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-16503 IBM Cognos Controller file upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-25486 IBM Cognos Controller XML external entity injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2020-4685 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4685 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv3x-w786-8ggq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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