CVE-2020-4993
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 when decompressing or verifying signature of zip files processes data...
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 when decompressing or verifying signature of zip files processes data in a way that may be vulnerable to path traversal attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 192905.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 when decompressing or verifying signature of zip files processes data in a way that may be vulnerable to path traversal attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 192905.
- Record
CVE-2020-4993- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:N/PR:H/AV:N/UI:N/AC:L/A:N/S:U/I:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26240
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 when decompressing or verifying signature of zip files processes data in a way that may be vulnerable to path traversal attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 192905.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26240- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/C:N/PR:H/AV:N/UI:N/AC:L/A:N/S:U/I:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m7qr-8828-2fm9 No score
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 when decompressing or verifying signature of zip files processes data...
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 when decompressing or verifying signature of zip files processes data in a way that may be vulnerable to path traversal attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 192905.
- Record
GHSA-m7qr-8828-2fm9- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 when decompressing or verifying signature of zip files processes data in a way that may be vulnerable to path traversal attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 192905.
- Record
CVE-2020-4993- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- 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-2020-4993 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Ibm Qradar Siem, published May 5, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.