Threats / IBM / CVE-2020-4430
CVE-2020-4430
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
IBM Data Risk Manager vulnerability
IBM Data Risk Manager contains a directory traversal vulnerability allowing authenticated remote attackers to download arbitrary files by crafting malicious URL requests.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A path traversal flaw in IBM Data Risk Manager enables authenticated users to bypass directory restrictions and exfiltrate sensitive files. The high EPSS score and active exploitation indicate immediate risk to organizations running this product.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
1 independent public report of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.68544 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: IBM, Data Risk Manager. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-22 Path Traversal — weakness family: Path traversal / file.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I authenticate to the application using valid credentials.
Business
Legitimate user accounts are compromised or insider threats exploit existing access.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I craft a URL with directory traversal sequences to navigate outside intended directories.
Business
Access controls fail to properly validate file paths, exposing the application's security model as flawed.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I download arbitrary files from the system, including configuration files, credentials, and sensitive data.
Business
Confidential information is exfiltrated, including system secrets and business-critical data stored on the server.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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