IBM Business Automation Workflow 19.0.0.3 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user.

published 2020-11-30 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26147

cvss: 5.1; 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

IBM Business Automation Workflow 19.0.0.3 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 190991.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6373004 advisory

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Exploit prediction

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	5.1	CVSS:3.0/I:N/AC:H/PR:N/AV:L/C:H/S:U/UI:N/A:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	5.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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 Business Automation Workflow

Classification

Weakness

CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6373004
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/190991
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4900
NVD CVE-2020-4900

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