IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user…

published 2021-01-21 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26205

cvss: 7.4; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. IBM X-Force ID: 192209.

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Exploit prediction

1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	7.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/I:H/C:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/A:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	7.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence

Classification

Weakness

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6403247
vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/192209
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4958
NVD CVE-2020-4958

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