IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.8 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security restrictions, and continue to acce…

published 2020-03-19 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25452

cvss: 5.0; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.8 could allow an authenticated user to bypass security restrictions, and continue to access the server even after authentication certificates have been revolked. IBM X-Force ID: 174961.

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Exploit prediction

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.0	CVSS:3.0/S:U/PR:L/AC:H/AV:N/A:L/I:L/C:L/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
NVD	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA	3.0	5.0	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

IBM DataPower Gateway

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/174961
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
ibm.com /support/pages/node/6090886
broken-link

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4205
NVD CVE-2020-4205

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