What is CVE-2020-4408?

CVE-2020-4408 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Advisor, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-4408?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Qradar Advisor

CVE-2020-4408

The IBM QRadar Advisor 1.1 through 2.5.2 with Watson App for IBM QRadar SIEM does not adequately mask all passwords during input, which could be obtained by a physical attacker nearby. IBM X-Force ID: 179536.

Published 2020-07-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.6% 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 Qradar Advisor — versions 1.1, 2.5.2
IBM Qradar Advisory

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6252401 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179536 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4408?: CVE-2020-4408 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Advisor, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-4408?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.