Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4206
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Spectrum Protect Plus from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.6% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)4.6%top 8.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system in the context of root user, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. IBM X-Force ID: 174966.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect Plus | 10.1.010.1.5 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve20204206-code-exec (174966) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF