The IBM QRadar Advisor 1.1 through 2.5.2 with Watson App for IBM QRadar SIEM does not adequately mask all passwords during input, which cou…

published 2020-07-27 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25655

cvss: 4.2; 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 24%
public exploits: 0; none known

The IBM QRadar Advisor 1.1 through 2.5.2 with Watson App for IBM QRadar SIEM does not adequately mask all passwords during input, which could be obtained by a physical attacker nearby. IBM X-Force ID: 179536.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6252401 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	4.2	CVSS:3.0/AC:H/A:N/AV:P/S:U/PR:N/UI:N/I:N/C:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
NVD	3.1	4.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	4.2	CVSS:3.0/AV:P/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 Advisor

Classification

Weakness

CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6252401
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/179536
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4408
NVD CVE-2020-4408

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