What is CVE-2020-4512?

CVE-2020-4512 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-4512?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

CVE-2020-4512

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 could allow a remote privileged user to execute commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2020-07-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager — versions 7.3.3, 7.4.0
IBM Qradar Siem — versions 7.3, 7.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6246229 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182367 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4512?: CVE-2020-4512 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-4512?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.