CVE-2020-4486
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.51% (74th) EPSS
CVSS 5.5 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM QRadar 7.2.0 thorugh 7.2.9 could allow an authenticated user to overwrite or delete arbitrary files due to a flaw after WinCollect installation. IBM X-Force ID: 181861.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
8.1
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–8.1
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.2
v3.08.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@us.ibm.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.2
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-285USLLM-inferred
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm qradar security information and event manager7.2.0 → 7.2.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/48949cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181861cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4486cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2769/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-qradar-wincollect-is-vulnerable-to-improper-access-control-cve-2020-4485-cve-2020-4486-2/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-qradar-wincollect-is-vulnerable-to-improper-access-control-cve-2020-4485-cve-2020-4486/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6257885cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181861enisa_euvd
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