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01 Record

CVE-2020-4747

IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX 6.1.0, 6.0.0, 4.3.0, and 4.2.0 can allow a local or remote user to obtain an authenticated CLI session due to improper authentication methods. IBM X-Force ID: 188516.

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score7.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/I:H/AC:H/S:U/PR:N/UI:N/A:N/AV:N/C:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
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02 Description

IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX 6.1.0, 6.0.0, 4.3.0, and 4.2.0 can allow a local or remote user to obtain an authenticated CLI session due to improper authentication methods. IBM X-Force ID: 188516.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 81.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-12-15 14:45Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 18:13Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-12-30
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.4)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/I:H/AC:H/S:U/PR:N/UI:N/A:N/AV:N/C:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
Weaknesses
  • CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
34d9583bae5fc6c2d81418bd92bdcb7915434127a6e08d434c854fc9e70b5336

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMSterling Connect:Direct for UNIX4.2.0, 4.3.0, 6.0.0, 6.1.0—

06 References