CVE-2019-4698
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 26, 2020 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:36 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorGuardium Data EncryptionGuardium for Cloud Key ManagementSecurity Guardium Data Encryption
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
Description
IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 171929.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.7.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/171929x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6320817CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-521
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