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CVE-2020-4690: IBM Security Guardium 11.3 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which...

IBM Security Guardium 11.3 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 186697.

HighCVSS 7.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

IBM Security Guardium 11.3 includes hard-coded credentials or cryptographic material. If exposed, this can undermine trust in the product’s own authentication, communications, or internal data protection. The CVSS score is high because the issue is network-reachable, requires no privileges, and can cause major confidentiality impact.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation if Guardium 11.3 is present because the weakness involves built-in trust material and can expose sensitive data. Urgency is high, but current sources do not prove active exploitation.

Technical view

CVE-2020-4690 affects IBM Security Guardium 11.3. The source description says hard-coded credentials may be used for inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or internal data encryption. CVSS v3.0 is 7.5 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where IBM Security Guardium 11.3 is still deployed, especially if relevant Guardium services are reachable over a network. The source bundle does not identify specific modules, ports, or deployment configurations.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and KEV status is false. CVSS lists exploit maturity as unproven and remediation level as official fix. Treat this as a serious confidentiality risk, not as confirmed in-the-wild exploitation.

Researcher notes

Evidence is limited to IBM and CVE/X-Force metadata. Do not assume the hard-coded value type, affected component, or exploit path beyond the published description. The CVSS vector supports remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity confidentiality impact.

Mitigation direction

  • Confirm whether IBM Security Guardium 11.3 exists in the environment.
  • Apply IBM's official remediation from the referenced advisory.
  • Restrict network access to Guardium services to trusted administrative paths.
  • Review IBM guidance before attempting credential or key rotation.
  • Monitor Guardium-related authentication and communication anomalies.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory installed IBM Security Guardium versions and identify any 11.3 systems.
  • Check remediation status against IBM advisory node 6491125.
  • Verify network exposure for Guardium services and management interfaces.
  • Review logs for unusual Guardium authentication or external communication events.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/A:N/C:H/PR:N/AC:L/S:U/UI:N/I:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
7.5CVSS 3.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/A:N/C:H/PR:N/AC:L/S:U/UI:N/I:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C3.93.6Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

7.5High
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-4690Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/A:N/C:H/PR:N/AC:L/S:U/UI:N/I:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMSecurity Guardium11.3Listed
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