What is CVE-2020-4599?

CVE-2020-4599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-4599?

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

Information disclosure in IBM Security Guardium Insights

CVE-2020-4599

IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.2 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: 184824.

Published 2021-01-13 · 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: 0.013 (69.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium Insights — versions 2.0.2
IBM Security Guardium Insights — versions 2.0.2
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6403463 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184824 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4599?: CVE-2020-4599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-4599?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.