CVE-2020-4427IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication.
Updated under an hour ago ()
Does this affect you?
It affects IBM Data Risk Manager. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Nov 3, 2021; federal agencies had to remediate by May 3, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
Do this next
Free account, 1 product
IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the authentication process and gain full administrative access to the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180532.
- CVSS
- 9.0 CRITICAL (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/I:H/UI:N/PR:N/C:H/A:H/AV:N/S:C/AC:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Nov 3, 2021; federal remediation due May 3, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 70.03% (percentile 99)
- Assigned by
- ibm
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
IBM Data Risk Manager ibm:data_risk_manager (from the name) | 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.0.3; 2.0.4; 2.0.5; 2.0.6 | CNA record |
ibm data_risk_manager ibm:data_risk_manager | from 2.0.1 through 2.0.6.1 | NVD |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875x-refsource-confirm, patch, vendor-advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180532vdb-entry, x-refsource-xf, vendor-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/1mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-4427us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.