Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 can expose sensitive information through user enumeration. An unauthenticated network user may be able to learn whether specific users exist. The cited severity is medium, with confidentiality impact only and no stated integrity or availability impact.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for externally reachable deployments or environments protecting sensitive identity data. This is not currently evidenced as actively exploited, but user enumeration can support follow-on attacks and should be closed during normal vulnerability management cycles.
Technical view
CVE-2020-4244 affects IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6. The CVSS 3.0 score is 5.3: network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact. IBM tracks it as X-Force ID 175422.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6. Risk is higher where related identity governance interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks. The provided sources do not support broader affected versions or products.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing, active exploitation, or public exploit evidence. The CVSS vector marks exploit maturity as unproven. Treat this as an information-disclosure issue that may assist account discovery, not as confirmed compromise activity.
Researcher notes
Do not generalize beyond IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 from the provided evidence. The bundle does not include CWE mapping, exploit details, or specific fix text. Use IBM advisory content as the authoritative source for remediation specifics.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence deployments and confirm whether version 5.2.6 is present.
- Review IBM’s advisory and X-Force entry for supported remediation guidance.
- Apply IBM-recommended fixes or upgrade paths when confirmed applicable.
- Restrict access to identity governance interfaces from untrusted networks where feasible.
- Monitor for unusual account-name probing and repeated failed authentication patterns.
Validation and detection
- Confirm product name and version on each deployment.
- Check whether IBM advisory remediation has been applied.
- Review exposure of related web interfaces from internet and partner networks.
- Search logs for repeated username checks or enumeration-like authentication failures.
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/I:N/C:L/AV:N/S:U/AC:L/A:N/PR:N/UI:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/I:N/C:L/AV:N/S:U/AC:L/A:N/PR:N/UI:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/I:N/C:L/AV:N/S:U/AC:L/A:N/PR:N/UI:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6207907CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-sig-cve20204244-info-disc (175422)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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