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CVE-2020-4499

• 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: 2020-10-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 could allow an unauthorized public Oauth client to bypass some or all of the authentication checks and gain access to applications. IBM X-Force ID: 182216.

Affected products

• IBM Security Access Manager: from 9.0.7.0 before 9.0.7.2 — fixed in 9.0.7.2
• IBM Security Verify Access: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.0.1 — fixed in 10.0.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7.2; IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182216
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6348046
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182216
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6348046

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