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CVE-2019-4732 IBM SDK

Affected softwareIBM SDK
Severity6.5 Medium CVSS 3.1 3 scores
WeaknessCWE-426
Published3 Feb 2020
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 7.0.0.0 through 7.0.10.55, 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.4.55, and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.6.0 could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by DLL search order hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client. By placing a specially-crafted file in a compromised folder, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 172618.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 6 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.54% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

6.5 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 3.0 7.2 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H psirt@us.ibm.com Secondary
CVSS 2.0 6.9 none AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 7 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd ibm sdk generic ≥ 7.0.0.0 and ≤ 7.0.10.55 · ≥ 7.1.0.0 and ≤ 7.1.4.55 · ≥ 8.0.0.0 and ≤ 8.0.6.0
nvd ibm websphere application server generic 7.0 · 8.0 · 8.5 · 9.0

References

URLTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172618 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1288060 Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2020-02-03By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.