CVE-2020-4280
highpriority · attend · 59EPSS 0.685 · 99 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 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: 176140.
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 · 6.3–9
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affected products (9)
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- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm qradar security information and event manager7.4.0 → 7.4.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Oct/18cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176140cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4280cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159589/QRadar-RemoteJavaScript-Deserialization.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-QRadar-SIEM-code-execution-via-Java-Deserialization-33521cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3485/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6344079cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159589/QRadar-RemoteJavaScript-Deserialization.htmlenisa_euvd
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