CVE-2020-4606

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 184883.

Affected products

IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager: before 10.8.2 — fixed in 10.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184883
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6398602
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184883
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6398602

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