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CVE-2020-4955
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by…
High8.0EPSS 0.70%
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- ibm
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper parameter validation. By creating an unspecified servlet request with specially crafted input parameters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load a malicious .dll with elevated privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 192155.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.0/C:H/S:C/A:H/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/AV:A/I:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.70% · top 47% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.0.
Weakness
- Gain Privileges
- CWE-434 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-434 and its CVEs
Affected products
IBM · Spectrum Protect Operations Center
- affected 8.1
- affected 7.1
- affected 8.1.10.100
- affected 7.1.12
References (2)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-spectrum-cve20204955-code-exec (192155) (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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