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CVE-2020-4428

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2021-11-03 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2020-05-07
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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Description

IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, and 2.0.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180533.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-05-0720:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2021-11-03Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2021-11-03Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2021-11-03Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0713:01SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Versions per branch

NVD
Ibm data risk manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0≥ 2.0.1, ≤ 2.0.4no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As ibm, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • IBM Data Risk Manager
    Affected
    • = 2.0.1no fix stated
    • = 2.0.2no fix stated
    • = 2.0.3no fix stated
    • = 2.0.4no fix stated
    • = 2.0.5no fix stated
    • = 2.0.6no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2020-05-08

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-05-03

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/http/ibm_drm_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2021-11-03
Patch Due Date
2022-05-03
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-05-07
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-r3v6-c98w-p4j5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4428?

IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, and 2.0.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180533.

Is CVE-2020-4428 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-4428 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-05-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-4428?

CVE-2020-4428 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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