What is CVE-2019-4309?

CVE-2019-4309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-4309?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence

CVE-2019-4309

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG) 4.0 uses hard coded credentials which could allow a local user to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 161035.

Published 2019-10-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence — versions 4
IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence — versions 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1096348 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/161035 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4309?: CVE-2019-4309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-4309?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.