CVE-2020-4952
highpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.01% (81st) EPSS
CVSS 9 · high
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow an authenticated user to gain root access due to improper access control. IBM X-Force ID: 192028.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
9.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
v3.08.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@us.ibm.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
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No weakness (CWE) mapping recorded.
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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published 2021-01-27modified 2026-06-17
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192028cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4952cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-guardium-is-affected-by-a-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2020-4952-2/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-guardium-is-affected-by-a-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2020-4952-3/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-guardium-is-affected-by-a-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2020-4952/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6408630cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192028enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6408630enisa_euvd
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