What is CVE-2020-4572?

CVE-2020-4572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-4572?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager

CVE-2020-4572

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0.1 and 4.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 184179.

Published 2020-07-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 3.0.1, 4.0
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 3.0.1, 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6253781 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184179 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4572?: CVE-2020-4572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-4572?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.