What is CVE-2020-4790?

CVE-2020-4790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance And Intelligence, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-4790?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Security Identity Governance And Intelligence

CVE-2020-4790

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 could allow a user to cause a denial of service due to improperly validating a supplied URL, rendering the application unusuable. IBM X-Force ID: 189375.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2021-02-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Identity Governance And Intelligence — versions 5.2.6
IBM Security Identity Governance And Intelligence — versions 5.2.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6413391 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189375 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4790?: CVE-2020-4790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance And Intelligence, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-4790?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.