CVE-2020-4152
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in...
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be obtained using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 17467.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be obtained using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 17467.
- Record
CVE-2020-4152- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/PR:N/AV:N/I:N/C:H/A:N/AC:H/S:C/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25399
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be obtained using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 17467.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25399- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/PR:N/AV:N/I:N/C:H/A:N/AC:H/S:C/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-98g9-rg6r-fh6r No score
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in...
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be obtained using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 17467.
- Record
GHSA-98g9-rg6r-fh6r- Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be obtained using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 17467.
- Record
CVE-2020-4152- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- 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-2020-4152 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Ibm Qradar Network Security, published November 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.