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CVE-2020-4551
IBM i2 Analyst Notebook 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory…
High7.8EPSS 0.42%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
IBM i2 Analyst Notebook 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 183319.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/PR:N/S:U/I:H/A:H/UI:R/C:H/AC:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Gain Privileges
- CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected 9.2.1
- affected 9.2.2
References (2)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6254694 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-i2-cve20204551-bo (183319) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2020-4551)Record last updated .