IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 contains sensitive information in leftover debug code that could be used aid a local user in furth…

published 2020-07-22 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25618

cvss: 4.0; 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 23%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Verify Gateway (IVG) 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 contains sensitive information in leftover debug code that could be used aid a local user in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 179008.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6251287 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	4.0	CVSS:3.0/AC:L/UI:N/S:U/I:N/C:L/PR:N/AV:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
NVD	3.1	3.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	4.0	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Verify Gateway (IVG)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-922 Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6251287
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/179008
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4371
NVD CVE-2020-4371

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