CVE-2020-4498 json
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS and 9.1 CD could allow a local privileged user to obtain highly sensitve information due to inclusion of data with…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25745
- cvss
- 4.1
- 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 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS and 9.1 CD could allow a local privileged user to obtain highly sensitve information due to inclusion of data within trace files. IBM X-Force ID: 182118.
Patch / fix
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0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.1 | CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:L/A:N/S:U/UI:N/PR:H/I:N/C:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/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 MQ Appliance
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/6252409
patch, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/182118
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-4498
- NVD CVE-2020-4498
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