CVE-2020-4678
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an attacker with admin access to obtain and read files...
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an attacker with admin access to obtain and read files that they normally would not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 186423.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an attacker with admin access to obtain and read files that they normally would not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 186423.
- Record
CVE-2020-4678- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/PR:H/AC:L/AV:N/UI:N/I:N/C:H/A:N/S:U/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25925
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an attacker with admin access to obtain and read files that they normally would not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 186423.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25925- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/PR:H/AC:L/AV:N/UI:N/I:N/C:H/A:N/S:U/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vmfc-754p-h4rp No score
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an attacker with admin access to obtain and read files...
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an attacker with admin access to obtain and read files that they normally would not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 186423.
- Record
GHSA-vmfc-754p-h4rp- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an attacker with admin access to obtain and read files that they normally would not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 186423.
- Record
CVE-2020-4678- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - 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-2020-4678 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Ibm Security Guardium, published October 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.