IBM Security Secret Server 10.6 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is re…

published 2020-12-21 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26089

cvss: 2.7; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Security Secret Server 10.6 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 190046.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6336251 advisory

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Exploit prediction

1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	2.7	CVSS:3.0/I:N/S:U/AC:L/C:L/AV:N/PR:H/A:N/UI:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
NVD	3.1	4.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	2.7	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Security Secret Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6336251
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/190046
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4842
NVD CVE-2020-4842

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