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CVE-2020-4246

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity...

7.1 High

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 175481.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

1.40%Down 4.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 175481.

Record
CVE-2020-4246
CVSS 3.0
7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/PR:L/UI:N/AC:L/A:L/C:H/AV:N/S:U/I:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25493 7.1

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 175481.

Record
EUVD-2020-25493
CVSS 3.0
7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/PR:L/UI:N/AC:L/A:L/C:H/AV:N/S:U/I:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xp85-5pp4-g3q5 No score

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity...

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 175481.

Record
GHSA-xp85-5pp4-g3q5
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.1

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 175481.

Record
CVE-2020-4246
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.0
7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0
5.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2020-4246 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Ibm Security Identity Governance And Intelligence, published May 28, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.40%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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