CVE-2019-4636Network attack vector

Sensitive-data disclosure through generated error messages

Published Jan 28, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information disclosure in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault 10.7 allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive data via error messages. IBM has not published which request handler generates the errors or which unsafe exception details are included. Exploitation requires a highly privileged authenticated account, and the reported consequence is limited to confidentiality.

CVSS severity2.7
Low
EPSS probability0.80%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault 10.7 allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive data via error messages. IBM has not published which request handler generates the errors or which unsafe exception details are included. Exploitation requires a highly privileged authenticated account, and the reported consequence is limited to confidentiality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-4636
Published
Jan 28, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault
Classifications
CWE-209
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 28, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Verify Privilege Vaultversion=10.7

Published CVSS scores

2.7IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.4IBMCVSS:3.0/A:N/S:U/UI:N/PR:H/C:L/AV:N/AC:L/I:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

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