CVE-2020-4979
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 is vulnerable to insecure inter-deployment communication.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 is vulnerable to insecure inter-deployment communication. An attacker that is able to comprimise or spoof traffic between hosts may be able to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force D: 192538.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.60% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/qradar security information and event manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192538VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6449668Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192538VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6449668Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.