CVE-2020-4604

Local credential disclosure via plaintext storage

Published Jan 13, 2021 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Cleartext credential storage in IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.2 allows local privileged users to read credentials from stored application data. The application writes user credentials without protection, leaving them readable to a privileged local account on the host. Exploitation requires privileged local access and exposes credential confidentiality without altering data or interrupting service.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential storage in IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.2 allows local privileged users to read credentials from stored application data. The application writes user credentials without protection, leaving them readable to a privileged local account on the host. Exploitation requires privileged local access and exposes credential confidentiality without altering data or interrupting service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-4604
Published
Jan 13, 2021
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Guardium Insights
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 13, 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=2.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Guardium Insightsversion=2.0.2

Published CVSS scores

4.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
4.1IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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