CVE-2020-4184
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the...
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. IBM X-Force ID: 174802..
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. IBM X-Force ID: 174802..
- Record
CVE-2020-4184- CVSS 3.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:L/A:L/PR:N/I:L/UI:N/AC:H/S:C/AV:A/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25431
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. IBM X-Force ID: 174802..
- Record
EUVD-2020-25431- CVSS 3.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:L/A:L/PR:N/I:L/UI:N/AC:H/S:C/AV:A/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rwc-w9h2-83r7 No score
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the...
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. IBM X-Force ID: 174802..
- Record
GHSA-2rwc-w9h2-83r7- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. IBM X-Force ID: 174802..
- Record
CVE-2020-4184- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-269
- 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-2020-4184 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Ibm Security Guardium, published March 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.