What is CVE-2020-4951?

CVE-2020-4951 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-4951?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2020-4951

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 contains locally cached browser data, that could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2021-10-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.9% 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 Cognos Analytics — versions 11.2.0, 11.1.7
IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.1.7, 11.2.0
NetApp Oncommand Insight

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6491661 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192027 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211112-0005/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4951?: CVE-2020-4951 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-4951?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.