IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.0 through 7.3.3 uses weak credential storage in some instances which could be decrypted by a local attacker.

published 2020-01-10 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-14115

cvss: 5.1; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.0 through 7.3.3 uses weak credential storage in some instances which could be decrypted by a local attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 164429.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/1170334 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.1	CVSS:3.0/S:U/I:N/AC:H/C:H/A:N/PR:N/AV:L/UI:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	5.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM QRadar SIEM

Classification

Weakness

CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/1170334
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/164429
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-4508
NVD CVE-2019-4508

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