# CVE-2020-4888: IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.0 to 7.4.2 Patch 1 and 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 7 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system,

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:L/AC:L/C:L/S:U/UI:N/A:L/AV:N/PR:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-01-28 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM QRadar SIEM: 7.3, 7.4, 7.3.3.Patch.7, 7.4.2.Patch.1

## Description

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.0 to 7.4.2 Patch 1 and 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 7 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the Java deserialization function. By sending a malicious serialized Java object, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 190912.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM QRadar SIEM, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6409306
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190912

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