CVE-2020-4888 json
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.0 to 7.4.2 Patch 1 and 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 7 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system…
published 2021-01-28 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-26135
- cvss
- 6.3
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 62.3%
- EPSS 62.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.0 to 7.4.2 Patch 1 and 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 7 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: 190912.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/6409306 advisory
Exploit prediction
62.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.0/I:L/AC:L/C:L/S:U/UI:N/A:L/AV:N/PR:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- IBM QRadar SIEM
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/6409306
patch, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/190912
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-4888
- NVD CVE-2020-4888
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