IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 discloses sensitive information to unauthorized users which could be used to mount further atta…

published 2022-07-12 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25406

cvss: 5.3; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 discloses sensitive information to unauthorized users which could be used to mount further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 174339.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6602933 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/C:L/AV:N/AC:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/A:N/UI:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM QRadar Network Security

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6602933
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/174339
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4159
NVD CVE-2020-4159

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