Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption 3.0.0.2 can expose sensitive information to unauthorized users. The disclosed information may help an attacker plan further attacks, but the published score indicates limited confidentiality impact and no direct integrity or availability impact.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate-priority exposure issue. It is not shown as actively exploited, but unauthorized disclosure from an encryption product can increase follow-on attack risk and should be remediated during the next scheduled security maintenance window.
Technical view
CVE-2019-4692 is an unauthenticated network-accessible information disclosure in IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption 3.0.0.2. CVSS 3.0 score is 5.3 with low attack complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and low confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption version 3.0.0.2, especially where the affected service is reachable over a network. The source bundle provides no CPE data or broader affected version range.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or evidence of active exploitation. CVSS marks exploit code maturity as unproven, so treat exploitation status as unknown rather than confirmed.
Researcher notes
The provided data lacks CWE, CPE, detailed vulnerable endpoint information, and specific remediation text. Avoid assuming affected components beyond IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption 3.0.0.2. The CVSS vector supports unauthenticated network exposure with confidentiality-only impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption deployments and identify version 3.0.0.2.
- Review IBM advisory 6320817 for the official remediation or workaround.
- Reduce network exposure to affected GDE services where operationally feasible.
- Monitor for unexpected access to GDE interfaces or sensitive configuration data.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any deployed GDE instance reports version 3.0.0.2.
- Check whether affected services are reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review IBM X-Force entry 171829 against local asset records.
- Validate that vendor-recommended remediation has been applied after change completion.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/S:U/PR:N/I:N/C:L/A:N/UI:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/S:U/PR:N/I:N/C:L/A:N/UI:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/S:U/PR:N/I:N/C:L/A:N/UI:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6320817CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-gde-cve20194692-info-disc (171829)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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