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TI-2020-04186 Aliases CVE-2020-4980GHSA-c6gc-m5cw-45qg

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in IBM QRadar

Priority LOW 28CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
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-312.

Summary

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 uses less secure methods for protecting data in transit between hosts when encrypt host connections is not enabled as well as data at rest. IBM X-Force ID: 192539.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00271 19th 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
IBMQRadar7.3; 7.4—No fix listedCNA
  • QRadar VendorIBM Affected 7.3; 7.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.0 to before 7.3.3; 7.4.0 to before 7.4.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.3 p1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.3 p2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.3 p3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.3 p4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.3 p5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.3 p6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.3 p7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4.3VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.0 to before 7.3.3; 7.4.0 to before 7.4.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 p1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 p2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 p3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 p4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 p5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 p6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 p7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4980
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6gc-m5cw-45qg

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03687 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM QRadar SIEM CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-04118 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM QRadar SIEM CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-01304 Improper authentication in IBM Security QRadar SIEM CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-01442 Information disclosure in IBM QRadar SIEM CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.8
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Sources

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