CVE-2020-4609
IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a...
IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 184917.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 184917.
- Record
CVE-2020-4609- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/C:H/AC:H/PR:N/A:H/AV:L/I:H/UI:N/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25856
IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 184917.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25856- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/C:H/AC:H/PR:N/A:H/AV:L/I:H/UI:N/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5rq-w3gw-5h6x No score
IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a...
IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 184917.
- Record
GHSA-m5rq-w3gw-5h6x- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Sevret Server (IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 184917.
- Record
CVE-2020-4609- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2020-4609 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Ibm Security Verify Privilege Manager, published June 25, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.