Vulnerability · Published Dec 13, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4496
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-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 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0.0 through 10.1.8.x server connection to an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus workload agent is subject to a man-in-the-middle attack due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 182046.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect Plus | 10.1.0.010.1.8.0 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525346 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve20204496-info-disc (182046) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF