CVE-2020-4952
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an authenticated user to gain root access due to improper...
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an authenticated user to gain root access due to improper access control. IBM X-Force ID: 192028.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an authenticated user to gain root access due to improper access control. IBM X-Force ID: 192028.
- Record
CVE-2020-4952- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/I:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26199
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an authenticated user to gain root access due to improper access control. IBM X-Force ID: 192028.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26199- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/I:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4792-5mj8-fwvm No score
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an authenticated user to gain root access due to improper...
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an authenticated user to gain root access due to improper access control. IBM X-Force ID: 192028.
- Record
GHSA-4792-5mj8-fwvm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an authenticated user to gain root access due to improper access control. IBM X-Force ID: 192028.
- Record
CVE-2020-4952- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - 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-2020-4952 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ibm Security Guardium, published January 27, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.