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CVE-2020-4270

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: yes
• Published: 2020-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 could allow a local user to gain escalated privileges due to weak file permissions. IBM X-ForceID: 175846.

Affected products

• IBM QRadar SIEM: from 7.3.0 before 7.3.3; 7.3.3, 7.3.3-p1, 7.3.3-p2 — fixed in 7.3.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157335/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-Insecure-File-Permissions.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/38
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175846
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6189657
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157335/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-Insecure-File-Permissions.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/38
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175846
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6189657

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