CVE-2020-4499
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 could allow an...
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 could allow an unauthorized public Oauth client to bypass some or all of the authentication checks and gain access to applications. IBM X-Force ID: 182216.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- 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 Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 could allow an unauthorized public Oauth client to bypass some or all of the authentication checks and gain access to applications. IBM X-Force ID: 182216.
- Record
CVE-2020-4499- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/I:L/UI:N/AC:L/PR:N/AV:N/C:L/S:U/A:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25746
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 could allow an unauthorized public Oauth client to bypass some or all of the authentication checks and gain access to applications. IBM X-Force ID: 182216.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25746- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/I:L/UI:N/AC:L/PR:N/AV:N/C:L/S:U/A:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhc9-5xjw-qfg8 No score
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 could allow an...
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 could allow an unauthorized public Oauth client to bypass some or all of the authentication checks and gain access to applications. IBM X-Force ID: 182216.
- Record
GHSA-jhc9-5xjw-qfg8- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 could allow an unauthorized public Oauth client to bypass some or all of the authentication checks and gain access to applications. IBM X-Force ID: 182216.
- Record
CVE-2020-4499- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - 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-2020-4499 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Ibm Security Access Manager, published October 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.