What is CVE-2020-4602?

CVE-2020-4602 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-4602?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights

CVE-2020-4602

IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.2 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 184836.

Published 2021-01-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.6% 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 Security Guardium Insights — versions 2.0.2
IBM Security Guardium Insights — versions 2.0.2
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6403463 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184836 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4602?: CVE-2020-4602 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-4602?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.