CVE-2019-4698
IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 does not require that users should have...
IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 171929.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 171929.
- Record
CVE-2019-4698- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/PR:N/I:N/AV:N/S:C/AC:L/UI:R/A:N/C:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-14305
IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 171929.
- Record
EUVD-2019-14305- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/PR:N/I:N/AV:N/S:C/AC:L/UI:R/A:N/C:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rgc-9vj6-g2jj No score
IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 does not require that users should have...
IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 171929.
- Record
GHSA-8rgc-9vj6-g2jj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 171929.
- Record
CVE-2019-4698- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-4698 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Ibm Guardium Data Encryption, published August 26, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.