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CVE-2020-4609
IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds…
High7.4EPSS 0.29%
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- ibm
Description
IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 184917.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.4 | CVSS:3.0/C:H/AC:H/PR:N/A:H/AV:L/I:H/UI:N/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.29% · top 78% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.
Weakness
- Gain Privileges
- CWE-120 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-120 and its CVEs
Affected products
IBM · Security Verify Privilege Manager
- affected 10.8.2
References (2)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6467047 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-sss-cve20204609-bo (184917) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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