CVE-2020-4241
IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 66.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175418.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 66.30% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- ibm/spectrum protect plus · ibm/spectrum scale
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 66.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175418VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175418VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.