CVE-2020-4767: IBM Sterling Connect:direct

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows 4.7, 4.8, 6.0, and 6.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, caused by a buffer over-read. Bysending a specially crafted request, the attacker could cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 188906.

Affected products

• IBM Sterling Connect:direct: from 4.7.0.0, before 4.7.0.7 (fixed in 4.7.0.7); from 4.8.0.0, before 4.8.0.3 (fixed in 4.8.0.3); from 6.0.0.0, before 6.0.0.4 (fixed in 6.0.0.4); from 6.1.0.0, before 6.1.0.1 (fixed in 6.1.0.1)

Published 2020-10-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.