What is CVE-2020-4968?

CVE-2020-4968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance And Intelligence, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-01-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-4968?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance And Intelligence

CVE-2020-4968

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 192427.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published 2021-01-21 · 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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.8% 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 Identity Governance And Intelligence — versions 5.2.6
IBM Security Identity Governance And Intelligence — versions 5.2.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6403241 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192427 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4968?: CVE-2020-4968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance And Intelligence, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-4968?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.