CVE-2020-4246
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 175481.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–7.1
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affected products (2)
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- ibm security identity governance and intelligence= 5.2.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_identity_governance_and_intelligence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (9)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/46804cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175481cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4246cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-has-announced-a-release-for-ibm-security-identity-governance-and-intelligence-in-response-to-a-security-vulnerability-cve-2020-4246/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6207902cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175481enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6207902enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175481VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
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