What is CVE-2019-4640?

CVE-2019-4640 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2019-4640?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server

CVE-2019-4640

IBM Security Secret Server 10.7 processes patches, image backups and other updates without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code which could result in an attacker executing malicious code. IBM X-Force ID: 170046.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Security Secret Server — versions 10.7
Ibm Security_secret_server
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-346 — Origin Validation Error

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4640?: CVE-2019-4640 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Secret Server, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-4640?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.