CVE-2020-4270
mediumpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.49% (42nd) EPSS
CVSS 4.6 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 could allow a local user to gain escalated privileges due to weak file permissions. IBM X-ForceID: 175846.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
8.4
010
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–8.4
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.08.4highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@us.ibm.com USexploitability 2.5 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm qradar security information and event manager7.3.0 → 7.3.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm qradar security information and event manager= 7.3.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (17)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/38cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175846cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4270cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157335/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-Insecure-File-Permissions.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-QRadar-SIEM-multiple-vulnerabilities-32014cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1299/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.4251/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-qradar-siem-is-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-cve-2020-4270/cnnvd
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