CVE-2020-4689

MEDIUMNVD 6.86.8

6.8

IBM Security Guardium 11.2 is vulnerable to CVS Injection. A remote privileged attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of csv file contents. IBM X-ForceID: 186696.

CVSS v3: 6.8
EG Score: 6.8(low)
EPSS: 71.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 12, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

psirt@ushttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186696
psirt@ushttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346884
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186696
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346884

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-4689?

CVE-2020-4689 is a medium vulnerability published on October 12, 2020. IBM Security Guardium 11.2 is vulnerable to CVS Injection. A remote privileged attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of csv file contents. IBM X-ForceID: 186696.

When was CVE-2020-4689 disclosed?

CVE-2020-4689 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 12, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-4689 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-4689 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 71.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-4689?

CVE-2020-4689 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..

How do I remediate CVE-2020-4689?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-4689, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2020-4689

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