CVE-2019-4422
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.5, and 10.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation which could...
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.5, and 10.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation which could allow an authenticated user to change the accessmgr password. IBM X-Force ID: 162768.
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 9.0, 9.5, and 10.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation which could allow an authenticated user to change the accessmgr password. IBM X-Force ID: 162768.
- Record
CVE-2019-4422- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/A:H/UI:N/PR:L/AC:L/I:H/AV:N/C:H/S:U/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-14029
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.5, and 10.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation which could allow an authenticated user to change the accessmgr password. IBM X-Force ID: 162768.
- Record
EUVD-2019-14029- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/A:H/UI:N/PR:L/AC:L/I:H/AV:N/C:H/S:U/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m9fv-hwvr-55m9
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.5, and 10.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation which could...
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.5, and 10.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation which could allow an authenticated user to change the accessmgr password. IBM X-Force ID: 162768.
- Record
GHSA-m9fv-hwvr-55m9- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.5, and 10.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation which could allow an authenticated user to change the accessmgr password. IBM X-Force ID: 162768.
- Record
CVE-2019-4422- 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
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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-2019-4422 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ibm Security Guardium, published October 3, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.