CVE-2020-4342Network attack vector

Unauthenticated installation-file information disclosure

Published Jun 24, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information disclosure in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault 10.7 allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from installation files. IBM has not published the affected file names or the operation that makes their contents remotely accessible. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the documented consequence is limited to confidentiality loss.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability1.07%
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 attackers to read sensitive data from installation files. IBM has not published the affected file names or the operation that makes their contents remotely accessible. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the documented consequence is limited to confidentiality loss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4342
Published
Jun 24, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 24, 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 privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Verify Privilege Vaultversion=10.7

Published CVSS scores

5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.3IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.6IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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