CVE-2020-4429
highpriority · attend · 74OT risk · highEPSS 0.720 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 contains a default password for an IDRM administrative account. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to login and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 180534.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
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- exploit/linux/http/ibm_drm_rceIBM Data Risk Manager Unauthenticated Remote Code Executionweaponized · metasploit
- exploit/linux/ssh/ibm_drm_a3userIBM Data Risk Manager a3user Default Passwordweaponized · metasploit
- auxiliary/admin/http/ibm_drm_downloadIBM Data Risk Manager Arbitrary File Downloadfunctional · metasploit
affected products (12)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (12)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47575cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180534cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4429cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157567/IBM-Data-Risk-Manager-2.0.3-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerabilities-exist-in-ibm-data-risk-manager-cve-2020-4427-cve-2020-4428-cve-2020-4429-and-cve-2020-4430/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180534enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875enisa_euvd
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