CVE-2020-4979 Command injection in QRadar SIEM
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands by compromising or spoofing traffic between IBM QRadar SIEM hosts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4979?
CVE-2020-4979 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 5 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 is vulnerable to insecure inter-deployment communication. An attacker that is able to comprimise or spoof traffic between hosts may be able to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force D: 192538.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2020-4979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager
- CVE-2019-4210 Auth bypass in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2014-3062 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-33117 IBM QRadar SIEM command execution
- CVE-2020-4512 Command injection in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2015-2011 Command injection in n/a
All Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m656-jq7q-4f8x.