IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to…

published 2021-01-21 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26215

cvss: 5.3; 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 25%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 192427.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6403241 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/I:N/AC:H/AV:A/A:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/PR:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.3	AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence

Classification

Weakness

CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6403241
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/192427
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4968
NVD CVE-2020-4968

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