CVE-2020-4428

CRITICALNVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.1 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.1 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 62%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, and 2.0.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180533.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
99.1%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

May 7, 2020

Last Modified

November 4, 2025

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-4428
generic

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities exist in IBM Data Risk Manager (CVE-2020-4427, CVE-2020-4428, CVE-2020-4429, and CVE-2020-4430)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6206875
generic

IBM X-Force Exchange

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180533
generic Patch Available

Full Disclosure: 4 vulnerabilities in ibmsecurity

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/1
generic Patch Available

Full Disclosure: 32 vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Access

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 48× in last 7d / 217× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 402 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 01:53 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 22:08 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  6. 2026-07-22 18:02 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-22 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-22 13:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-22 09:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-22 05:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-22 01:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-21 21:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-21 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-21 17:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  19. 2026-07-21 13:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-21 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-21 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-21 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-20 20:54 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-20 20:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-20 16:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-20 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-20 08:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-20 04:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-20 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-19 20:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-19 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-19 12:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-19 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-19 03:58 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-19 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-18 23:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-18 19:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-18 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-18 11:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-18 07:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-18 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-17 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-17 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-17 15:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-17 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-17 06:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-17 02:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-16 22:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-16 18:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  30. 2026-07-16 17:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-07-16 14:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-16 10:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-16 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-16 02:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-15 22:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-15 17:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-15 16:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-07-15 16:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  40. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  41. 2026-07-15 13:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-15 09:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-15 05:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-15 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-07-15 01:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-14 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
  48. 2026-07-14 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-14 13:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-14 09:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-14 05:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-14 00:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-13 22:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-07-13 22:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-07-13 20:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  57. 2026-07-13 16:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-13 12:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-13 08:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-13 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-07-13 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-07-13 04:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-13 00:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-12 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-12 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-12 12:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-12 07:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-12 05:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-07-12 05:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-07-12 03:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-11 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-11 19:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-11 15:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-11 11:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/linux/http/ibm_drm_rce✓ verified
    First seen Apr 21, 2020

    IBM Data Risk Manager Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2020-4428?
CVE-2020-4428 is a critical vulnerability published on May 7, 2020. IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, and 2.0.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180533.
When was CVE-2020-4428 disclosed?
CVE-2020-4428 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 7, 2020, with the most recent update on November 4, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-4428 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-4428 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting IBM Data Risk Manager. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-4428?
CVE-2020-4428 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2020-4428?
CVE-2020-4428 affects IBM Data Risk Manager. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-4428?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-4428, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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