CVE-2020-4459: IBM Security Secret Server

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Security Verify Access 10.7 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 181395.

Affected products

• IBM Security Secret Server: before 10.8 (fixed in 10.8)

Published 2020-08-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.