Vulnerability · Published Apr 27, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4981
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-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 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.4.1 through 5.1.0.3 could allow a local privileged user to overwrite files due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 192541.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Scale | 5.0.4.15.1.0.3 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6447077 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve20204981-file-write (192541) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF