What is CVE-2019-4636?

CVE-2019-4636 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2020-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-4636?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Security Secret Server

CVE-2019-4636

IBM Security Secret Server 10.7 could disclose sensitive information to an authenticated user from generated error messages. IBM X-Force ID: 170013.

Published 2020-01-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Secret Server — versions 10.7
IBM Security Secret Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1283260 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/170013 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4636?: CVE-2019-4636 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2020-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-4636?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.