CVE-2019-4541

IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 uses incomplete blacklisting for input validation which...

6.5 Medium

IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 uses incomplete blacklisting for input validation which allows attackers to bypass application controls resulting in direct impact to the system and data integrity. IBM X-Force ID: 165814.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.32%Down 3.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2019-4541
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/PR:H/S:U/UI:N/C:H/I:N/A:H/AV:N/AC:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-14148 6.5

Record: EUVD-2019-14148
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/PR:H/S:U/UI:N/C:H/I:N/A:H/AV:N/AC:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qfm-5553-w9fg No score

IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 uses incomplete blacklisting for input validation which...

Record: GHSA-4qfm-5553-w9fg
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.2

Record: CVE-2019-4541
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm security directory server

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-4541 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ibm Security Directory Server, published February 4, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.