IBM Security Secret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault Remote 1.2 ) could allow a local user to bypass security restrictions due t…

published 2020-09-29 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25854

cvss: 3.3; 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 Security Secret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault Remote 1.2 ) could allow a local user to bypass security restrictions due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 184884.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6338813 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.30% 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	3.3	CVSS:3.0/I:L/AV:L/PR:L/C:N/AC:L/S:U/UI:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	3.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault Remote

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6338813
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/184884
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4607
NVD CVE-2020-4607

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