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CVE-2020-4429

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-05-07
  • WeaknessCWE-798

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Description

IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 contains a default password for an IDRM administrative account. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to login and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 180534.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-05-0720:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Ibm data risk manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0= 2.0.1no fix published
2.0= 2.0.2no fix published
2.0= 2.0.3no fix published
2.0= 2.0.4no fix published
2.0= 2.0.5no fix published
2.0= 2.0.6no fix published

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

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
3 modulesexploit/linux/http/ibm_drm_rcerank: excellentexploit/linux/ssh/ibm_drm_a3userrank: excellentauxiliary/admin/http/ibm_drm_downloadrank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-05-07
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-5634-wp84-cm8x

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4429?

IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, and 2.0.6 contains a default password for an IDRM administrative account. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to login and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 180534.

Is CVE-2020-4429 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-4429 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 72.0% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-4429?

CVE-2020-4429 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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