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CVE-2020-4888: ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighModified
Published 28-01-2021Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-4888 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager. EPSS estimates a 61.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
61.96%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-01-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.0 to 7.4.2 Patch 1 and 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 7 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the Java deserialization function. By sending a malicious serialized Java object, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 190912.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

61.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 61.96% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
61.96%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products
  • qradar_security_information_and_event_manager7.3.0 | 7.3.1 | 7.3.1:p3 | 7.3.1:p4 | 7.3.1:p5 | 7.3.1:p6 | 7.3.2 | 7.3.2:interim_fix_01 | 7.3.2:interim_fix_02 | 7.3.2:p1 | 7.3.2:p2 | 7.3.2:p3 | 7.3.2:p4 | 7.3.3 | 7.3.3:p1 | 7.3.3:p2 | 7.3.3:p3 | 7.3.3:p4 | 7.3.3:p5 | 7.4.0 | 7.4.0:p1 | 7.4.0:p2 | 7.4.1 | 7.4.1:patch1 | 7.4.2 | 7.4.2:p1
  • qradar siem7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3.3.Patch.7 | 7.4.2.Patch.1

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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