CVE-2020-4184

Adjacent-network privilege gain

Published Mar 15, 2021 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Improper privilege management in IBM Security Guardium 11.2 allows attackers to gain elevated privileges through an unspecified operation. IBM has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that executes above its minimum required privilege. The public record requires adjacent-network positioning and reports privilege gain, but it does not identify the resulting permissions or concrete actions.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.84%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in IBM Security Guardium 11.2 allows attackers to gain elevated privileges through an unspecified operation. IBM has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that executes above its minimum required privilege. The public record requires adjacent-network positioning and reports privilege gain, but it does not identify the resulting permissions or concrete actions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4184
Published
Mar 15, 2021
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Guardium
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 15, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Guardiumversion=11.2

Published CVSS scores

7.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.1IBMCVSS:3.0/C:L/A:L/PR:N/I:L/UI:N/AC:H/S:C/AV:A/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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