Vulnerability · Published Apr 3, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4273
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Spectrum Scale from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 could allow a local unprivileged attacker with intimate knowledge of the enviornment to execute commands as root using specially crafted input. IBM X-Force ID: 175977.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Scale | 5.04.2 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6151701 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve20204273-priv-escalation (175977) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF