Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.5 has a low-severity information disclosure issue. A user who already has special permissions could obtain sensitive information through generic processes. This is not an unauthenticated takeover scenario, but it can matter where UCD holds deployment secrets or operational data.
Executive priority
Treat as a low-priority but legitimate access-control and data-exposure issue. Remediate during normal patch governance, faster if UCD stores production credentials or has broad delegated access.
Technical view
CVE-2020-4260 affects IBM UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.5. The CVSS 3.0 score is 3.1 with network access, high attack complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and low confidentiality impact only. Integrity and availability impacts are not identified in the provided sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running IBM UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.5, especially where users with generic-process permissions can access sensitive deployment or configuration data.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. IBM X-Force identifies the issue as information disclosure, but the provided evidence does not describe public exploitation details.
Researcher notes
The provided sources identify affected version 7.0.5 and the disclosure path as generic processes, but do not include detailed root cause, exploit procedure, or explicit fixed version text. Avoid assuming broader affected versions.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any IBM UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.5 deployments.
- Review IBM advisory 6191655 for official remediation guidance.
- Restrict generic-process permissions to users with a clear operational need.
- Review whether deployment secrets are exposed to generic processes.
- Prioritize remediation where UCD manages production deployment credentials.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed IBM UrbanCode Deploy versions across environments.
- Review role assignments for generic process access.
- Check whether sensitive variables or credentials are available through generic processes.
- Verify any IBM-recommended fix or configuration change is applied.
- Review audit logs for unusual access by permissioned users.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/UI:N/PR:L/A:N/I:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
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CVSS:3.0/UI:N/PR:L/A:N/I:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C1.61.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
3.1LowVector: CVSS:3.0/UI:N/PR:L/A:N/I:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6191655CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-ucd-cve20204260-info-disc (175639)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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