IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers t…

published 2020-07-29 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25821

cvss: 7.4; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 184181.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6253781 advisory

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Exploit prediction

1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	7.4	CVSS:3.0/S:C/UI:R/PR:N/AV:N/I:N/C:H/AC:L/A: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	7.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager

Classification

Weakness

CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6253781
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/184181
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4574
NVD CVE-2020-4574

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