IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 when decompressing or verifying signature of zip files processes data in a way that may be vulnerable to path t…

published 2021-05-05 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26240

cvss: 4.9; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 when decompressing or verifying signature of zip files processes data in a way that may be vulnerable to path traversal attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 192905.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.3.3, 7.4.2

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Exploit prediction

1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

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

Affected products

IBM QRadar SIEM

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6449672
vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/192905
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4993
NVD CVE-2020-4993

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