What is CVE-2020-4689?

CVE-2020-4689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-4689?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2020-4689

IBM Security Guardium 11.2 is vulnerable to CVS Injection. A remote privileged attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of csv file contents. IBM X-ForceID: 186696.

Published 2020-10-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 11.2
IBM Security Guardium — versions 11.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1236 — Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346884 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186696 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4689?: CVE-2020-4689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-4689?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.