CVE-2020-4568

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Published Nov 10, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, and 4.0 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 184157.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Security Key Lifecycle Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.0`	affected	—
`3.0.1`	affected	—
`4.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:3.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-25815	IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, and 4.0 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 184157.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.684% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184157
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6365305

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-522

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:08 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Nov 10, 2020, 2:50 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:08 AM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 10, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

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