CVE-2020-4340
IBM Security Secret Server prior to 10.9 could allow an attacker to bypass SSL security due to...
IBM Security Secret Server prior to 10.9 could allow an attacker to bypass SSL security due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 178180.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Secret Server prior to 10.9 could allow an attacker to bypass SSL security due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 178180.
- Record
CVE-2020-4340- CVSS 3.0
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.0/UI:R/PR:N/I:L/A:N/AV:N/S:U/C:N/AC:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25587
IBM Security Secret Server prior to 10.9 could allow an attacker to bypass SSL security due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 178180.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25587- CVSS 3.0
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.0/UI:R/PR:N/I:L/A:N/AV:N/S:U/C:N/AC:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rcww-hf7q-p3x9 No score
IBM Security Secret Server prior to 10.9 could allow an attacker to bypass SSL security due to...
IBM Security Secret Server prior to 10.9 could allow an attacker to bypass SSL security due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 178180.
- Record
GHSA-rcww-hf7q-p3x9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Secret Server prior to 10.9 could allow an attacker to bypass SSL security due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 178180.
- Record
CVE-2020-4340- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- 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-2020-4340 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.1) in Ibm Security Secret Server, published September 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.