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CVE-2019-4697

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% 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-522

Description

IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by an authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 171938.

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/171928
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6320835
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/171928
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6320835

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