What is CVE-2020-4197?

CVE-2020-4197 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool/omnibus, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2020-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2020-4197?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool/omnibus

CVE-2020-4197

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI 8.1.0 allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 174908.

Published 2020-03-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.9% 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 Tivoli Netcool/omnibus — versions 8.1.0
IBM Tivoli Netcool\/omnibus — versions 8.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-922

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5690822 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174908 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4197?: CVE-2020-4197 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool/omnibus, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2020-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-4197?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.