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CVE-2019-4694

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-08-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 171832.

Affected products

• IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption: 3.0.0.2
• IBM Guardium For Cloud Key Management: before 1.7.0 — fixed in 1.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Guardium For Cloud Key Management 1.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/171832
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6320835
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/171832
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6320835

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