CVE-2020-4428 (GCVE-0-2020-4428)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-05-07 19:20
Modified
2025-11-03 21:44
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • Gain Access
Summary
IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, and 2.0.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180533.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Data Risk Manager Version: 2.0.1
Version: 2.0.2
Version: 2.0.3
Version: 2.0.4
Version: 2.0.5
Version: 2.0.6
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2021-11-03

Due date: 2022-05-03

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4428

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